Saudi Arabia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Real development indicators — World Bank Open Data & UNODC, 2000–2024. 25 of 28 indicators have data for Saudi Arabia. Change is measured from the earliest available year.
Life expectancy years
79.0 yrs2024
▲ +6.4 yrssince 2000
Unemployment % labor force
3.5%2024
▲ -1.1%since 2000
GDP per capita US$
$35,5282024
▲ +$23,813since 2000
Inflation % annual
1.7%2024
▼ +2.8%since 2000
Homicide rate per 100k
0.9 /100k2019
▲ -0.1 /100ksince 2000
Tourist arrivals count
20.3M2019
▲ +9.2Msince 2004
Internet users % pop
100.0%2024
▲ +97.8%since 2000
Population count
35.3M2024
▲ +19.1Msince 2000
CO₂ per capita tonnes
18.48 t2024
▼ +2.08 tsince 2000
Urban population % pop
84.5%2024
▲ +4.5%since 2000
GDP growth % annual
2.6%2024
▼ -2.1%since 2000
GNI per capita US$
$35,9902024
▲ +$25,540since 2000
GDP (total) US$
$1.3T2024
▲ +$1.1Tsince 2000
Labor force participation % ages 15+
65.2%2024
▲ +16.2%since 2000
Youth unemployment % ages 15-24
11.5%2024
▲ -11.3%since 2000
Health expenditure % of GDP
5.7%2023
▲ +1.5%since 2000
Infant mortality per 1,000 births
4.7 /1k2024
▲ -15.1 /1ksince 2000
Tertiary enrollment % gross
83.9%2024
▲ +55.5%since 2000
Education expenditure % of GDP
4.5%2023
▼ -1.4%since 2000
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
159.5 /1002024
▲ +151.0 /100since 2000
Electricity access % pop
100.0%2024
▬ 0.0%since 2000
Renewable energy % final energy
0.1%2021
▲ +0.1%since 2000
Forest area % land
0.5%2023
▬ 0.0%since 2000
Basic drinking water % pop
99.0%2024
▼ -0.0%since 2000
Real house prices index 2015=100
682024
▲ -36since 2014
House price-to-income vs long-run avg
No data
House price-to-rent vs long-run avg
No data
Construction activity index 2015=100
No data