Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio 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
The most recent figure for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia is 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.439 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1897 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.1897 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2832 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2767 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2324 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2228 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2315 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2528 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2944 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2953 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2838 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.439 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3147 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.375 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7508 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 53% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 15.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2417 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1897 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2832 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2734 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2228 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3867 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3147 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.439 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 54 Saint Lucia 0.4289 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Eswatini 0.428 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Seychelles 0.4006 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Kiribati 0.3773 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Panama 0.3586 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Botswana 0.351 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.3972 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.439 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1897 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio 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.