Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.1152 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1152 million SLC per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1292 million SLC per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | +31.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0373 million SLC per person | +176.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0361 million SLC per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.047 million SLC per person | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0514 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0507 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0659 million SLC per person | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0905 million SLC per person | +37.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0971 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.077 million SLC per person | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0615 million SLC per person | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0548 million SLC per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0462 million SLC per person | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0373 million SLC per person | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0352 million SLC per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0343 million SLC per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0353 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0414 million SLC per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0439 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0408 million SLC per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0397 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.043 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 million SLC per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0392 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0439 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0405 million SLC per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0431 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0493 million SLC per person | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0599 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0658 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0697 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0837 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0664 million SLC per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0826 million SLC per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1011 million SLC per person | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1063 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1023 million SLC per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1015 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 million SLC per person | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0807 million SLC per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0866 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 million SLC per person | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1046 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0873 million SLC per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1065 million SLC per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1292 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1188 million SLC per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1152 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1152 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1152 million SLC per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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% | 0.0135 million SLC per person | 0.0373 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0328 million SLC per person | 0.0068 million SLC per person | 0.0659 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0569 million SLC per person | 0.0343 million SLC per person | 0.0971 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0413 million SLC per person | 0.0369 million SLC per person | 0.0444 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0562 million SLC per person | 0.0397 million SLC per person | 0.0837 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0955 million SLC per person | 0.0807 million SLC per person | 0.1063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1114 million SLC per person | 0.0873 million SLC per person | 0.1292 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 92 Luxembourg 0.1245 million SLC per person compare
- 93 Singapore 0.1202 million SLC per person compare
- 94 Egypt 0.1193 million SLC per person compare
- 96 South Africa 0.1137 million SLC per person compare
- 97 Botswana 0.1043 million SLC per person compare
- 98 Australia 0.1023 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.1152 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1292 million SLC per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.