Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0224 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0224 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0589 million USD per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 million USD per person, in 2002.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0367 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0405 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0458 million USD per person | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0534 million USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0589 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0528 million USD per person | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0577 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0578 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0546 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0572 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0571 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0554 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0437 million USD per person | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0366 million USD per person | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0331 million USD per person | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.029 million USD per person | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0277 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0253 million USD per person | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0256 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0263 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0244 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0235 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0233 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.023 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0218 million USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 million USD per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0204 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0208 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0215 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.023 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0226 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.022 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0235 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0239 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0219 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.023 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0224 million USD per person | -2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0224 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0304 million USD per person, 74% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0224 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 5.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0515 million USD per person | 0.0367 million USD per person | 0.0589 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0358 million USD per person | 0.0245 million USD per person | 0.0571 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0242 million USD per person | 0.0218 million USD per person | 0.0263 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0209 million USD per person | 0.0197 million USD per person | 0.0219 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 million USD per person | 0.0215 million USD per person | 0.0239 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 million USD per person | 0.0219 million USD per person | 0.0243 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 43 Kuwait 0.0233 million USD per person compare
- 44 Cyprus 0.0228 million USD per person compare
- 45 Portugal 0.0225 million USD per person compare
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0217 million USD per person compare
- 48 Greece 0.0216 million USD per person compare
- 49 French Polynesia 0.0216 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0224 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0589 million USD per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 million USD per person in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.