Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0001 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0001 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +31.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +176.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +37.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +176.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 units per person compare
- 87 Luxembourg 0.0001 units per person compare
- 88 Croatia 0.0001 units per person compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.0001 units per person compare
- 91 Singapore 0.0001 units per person compare
- 92 Ukraine 0.0001 units per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.