Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Saudi Arabia 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1629 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1699 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1347 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1605 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1861 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2396 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2822 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2948 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2716 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5146 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1803 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1739 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2822 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2767 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 59 Italy 0.3216 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Eswatini 0.3149 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3042 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 0.296 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Montenegro 0.2877 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Hungary 0.2869 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.