Summary statistics
Region 2015: Western Asia
Surface area (sq. km): 2206714
Population 2023: 36,947,025
Capital city: Riyadh
Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
National Accounts | |||
Real GDP Growth (annual percent change) | 3.2 | 7.6 | 3.7 |
GDP (current prices, billions of US$) | 833.54 | 1,010.59 | 996.39 |
GDP per capita (current prices, $US per capita) | 23,507.28 | 27,941.49 | 27,008.76 |
Inflation rate, average consumer prices (annual % change) | 3.10 | 2.70 | 2.20 |
Trade | |||
Imports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 73,281 | ||
Exports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 10,303 | ||
Merchandise Imports (current prices, millions of $US) | 152,850 | ||
Merchandise Exports (current prices, millions of $US) | 276,179 | ||
Gas + Petrol Imports (in thousands of $US) | 5,084,232 | ||
Gas + Petrol Exports (in thousands of $US) | 201,027,360 | ||
BOP (BALANCE OF PAYMENTS) | |||
Current account, balance (billions of $US) | 44.324 | 161.522 | 122.692 |
Current account, balance (% of GDP) | 5.3 | 16 | 12.3 |
FINANCE | |||
General government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) | -2.3 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
General government gross debt (% of GDP) | 30 | 24.8 | 25.1 |
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL INDICATORS | |||
Population | 35,950,396 | 36,408,820 | 36,947,025 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) | 6.69 |