Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0307 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0307 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0345 million USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 million USD per person, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +28.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +47.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +188.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 million USD per person | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 million USD per person | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0272 million USD per person | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0287 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0225 million USD per person | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0178 million USD per person | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 million USD per person | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 million USD per person | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 million USD per person | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.011 million USD per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 million USD per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.016 million USD per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0175 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 million USD per person | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 million USD per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.022 million USD per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.027 million USD per person | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 million USD per person | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 million USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.028 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0279 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 million USD per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 million USD per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0345 million USD per person | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0307 million USD per person | -3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0307 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 87% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0307 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0051 million USD per person, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +188.5% | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0105 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0196 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 million USD per person | 0.0092 million USD per person | 0.0287 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 million USD per person | 0.0098 million USD per person | 0.0118 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.015 million USD per person | 0.0106 million USD per person | 0.0223 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 million USD per person | 0.0215 million USD per person | 0.0283 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 million USD per person | 0.0233 million USD per person | 0.0345 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0321 million USD per person compare
- 43 Czechia 0.0316 million USD per person compare
- 44 Estonia 0.0312 million USD per person compare
- 46 Guyana 0.0295 million USD per person compare
- 47 Lithuania 0.0294 million USD per person compare
- 48 Bahrain 0.0291 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0307 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 million USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.