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