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Saudi Arabia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Riyadh228,207 observations
Population
36.97M
world rank #43 / 217
GDP
1.28T
world rank #19 / 186
GDP / capita
63,051
world rank #20 / 185
Life expectancy
79
world rank #57 / 217

Governance

560 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile63.1#45Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile66.6#47Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65.1#108Rule of Law0-100 percentile60.6#87
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,555 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.28T#19GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $63,051#20GDP growth%4.5%#56Inflation%2.1%#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$310.67B#26Merchandise importscurrent US$254.06B#27Exports of goods & services% GDP29.7%#87Imports of goods & services% GDP28.2%#105
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,497 indicators
Life expectancyyears79#57Infant mortalityper 1k births4.7#24Maternal mortalityper 100k7#7Health spending% GDP5.7%#112
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,633 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross110.7%#14Education spending% GDP4.5%#40Adult literacy%97.9%#6Primary enrollment% gross104%#39
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

412 indicators
Populationpeople36.97M#43Population growth%4.6%#2Urban population%84.6%#36Fertility ratebirths/woman2.3#84
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%0.1%#170Forest area% land0.45%#200Electric power consumptionkWh per capita11,910.6#11
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

272 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.7,148.6#9Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

365 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area18.5%#80Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources974.2%#171Capture fisheries productiontonnes85,324.4#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

272 indicators
Agricultural land% land area80.8%#5Cereal yieldkg per hectare5,121.7#44Aquaculture productiontonnes161,883#30Food production index2014-16 = 100172.7#2
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

148 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people159.5#19Secure internet serversper 1M people482.8#127Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people19.7#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

312 indicators
Internet users% pop100%#1Homicide rateper 100k0.94#36Female labor participation%33.6%#160Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 10044.1#15
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

359 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths5#5INFORM risk score0-102.7#16Hazard & exposure0-104.5#39Vulnerability0-101.9#9
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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