Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ was 28.69 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in Saudi Arabia is 28.69 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.99 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.83 %, in 1974.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.68 % | — |
| 1971 | 10.9 % | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 12.21 % | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 13.98 % | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 8.83 % | -36.8% |
| 1975 | 17.39 % | +96.9% |
| 1976 | 21.4 % | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 25.53 % | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 29.99 % | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 24.92 % | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 20.72 % | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 21.22 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 24.89 % | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 26.94 % | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 25.16 % | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 22.29 % | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 22.57 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 22.33 % | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.93 % | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 18.59 % | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 18.9 % | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 20.29 % | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 20.25 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.85 % | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 18.37 % | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 19.25 % | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 17.31 % | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 17.58 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.52 % | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 19.49 % | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 17.35 % | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 18.26 % | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.01 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.3 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.16 % | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 19.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.45 % | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 23.65 % | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.76 % | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 24.43 % | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 22.42 % | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 22.11 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.47 % | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 24.93 % | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 29.36 % | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 25.61 % | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 23.95 % | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 20.72 % | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 22.39 % | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1 % | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.64 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.89 % | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 28.69 % | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.78 % | 8.83 % | 29.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.36 % | 18.59 % | 26.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.38 % | 17.31 % | 21.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.31 % | 17.35 % | 25.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.94 % | 20.72 % | 29.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.92 % | 24.1 % | 28.69 % | 5 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 9,066 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 55,576 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in Saudi Arabia was 28.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.99 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 % in 1974.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).