Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross fixed capital formation, private sector was 26.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia is 26.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia peaked at 26.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.8% | — |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 19.1% | 26.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,523 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,266 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.1026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Saudi Arabia was 26.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.