Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0067 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0067 million USD per person.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0086 million USD per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0022 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +28.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +33.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.005 million USD per person | +88.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 million USD per person | +30.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 million USD per person | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 million USD per person | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 million USD per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 million USD per person | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.003 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 million USD per person | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 million USD per person | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 million USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 million USD per person | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 million USD per person | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.006 million USD per person | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0067 million USD per person | -3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0067 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 97% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0067 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0008 million USD per person, 8.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +88.9% | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.005 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0049 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 0.0086 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 million USD per person | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0063 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0035 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0055 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 million USD per person | 0.0055 million USD per person | 0.0067 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 million USD per person | 0.0053 million USD per person | 0.0069 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 36 Bahamas 0.0072 million USD per person compare
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 0.007 million USD per person compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0068 million USD per person compare
- 40 Estonia 0.0062 million USD per person compare
- 41 Kuwait 0.006 million USD per person compare
- 42 Malta 0.0059 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0067 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 million USD per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.