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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SAU SA ر.س Saudi riyal (SAR)

Every statistic we track for Saudi Arabia — 111 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$78,815

#20 of 191

Life expectancy

77.9 yrs

#44 of 188

Happiness score

6.82

#22 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.05

#167 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 78.8% #63/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 78.8% #61/139 2024
Bank Branches 7.2 #110/153 2024
Big Mac Price 5.1 #22/53 2026
Credit to Households (BIS) 31.7% #33/43 2025
Credit to Private Non-financial Sector (BIS) 77.6% #36/43 2025
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -17.2% #22/53 2026
Current Account Balance -1.6% #94/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 76% #48/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 75.7% #15/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 3.8 #114/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #195/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.5% #112/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 1,388.7 #19/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 2,894.6 #17/191 2026
GDP per Capita 37,811 #38/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 53,517 #10/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 78,815 #20/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.2% #113/184 2019
Government Debt 32.1% #145/185 2026
Income per Person 30,000 #27/183 2018
Income per Person 30,000 #27/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.3% #153/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 59.9 #23/130 2023
Listed Companies 352 #22/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 57.5% #50/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 36.5% #35/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.1% #89/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 1.3% #17/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 217.4% #3/70 2024
Stocks Traded 37.8% #15/69 2024
Top Brand Value 83 #7/16 2026
Top Global Brands 1 #8/16 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 1,823,886,192,336 #15/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.3 #84/217 2024
Median Age 29.7 #137/235 2026
Population 29.3 #45/229 2013
Population 36.7 #41/191 2026
Population Density 16.4 #213/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 2,368 #91/195 2025
Urban Population 84.5% #45/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #100/214 2023
Internet Users 100% #3/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 149.8 #27/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 39.6% #22/199 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.6 #151/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.6% #134/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 34% #130/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 4.9 #146/191 2023
Life Expectancy 77.9 #44/188 2013
Life Expectancy 74.3 #81/186 2020
Suicide Rate 1.6 #172/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 14.7% #106/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #153/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 83 #37/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5.1% #27/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 9.9 #71/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 389 #61/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 383 #62/79 2022
PISA Science Score 390 #64/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 18.5 #8/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 7,149 #9/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 2.2% #176/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #168/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #179/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.8 #44/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 59 #41/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 59 #40/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #156/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #157/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #179/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #40/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 8 #183/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.1 #165/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.3 #169/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.8 #42/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #125/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #167/179 2025
Military Spending 6.5% #5/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #178/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #117/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 27.1 #159/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.4 #109/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.6 #176/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 19.1 #173/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.1 #158/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 18.5 #48/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 37.6% #142/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 56.4% #33/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 5.3 #49/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 12.6% #128/142 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.7 #136/191 2025
World Risk Index 9.7 #57/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 43.8% #129/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.8 #22/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #27/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.9 #16/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #83/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.8 #37/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #33/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #55/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #37/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 2.5% #144/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 83.5% #72/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 84.5% #47/143 2018
Signed a Petition 11.4% #83/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 1.5% #119/120 2017
Trust in government 7.2 #5/123 2017
Trust in Science 73.9% #70/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 80.5% #33/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 7.3 #2/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.