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Saudi Arabia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 1.8%
Current prices2025
1,277USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 0.2%
Current prices2025
35,464USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.9 pp
Annual change2025
4.5%
Inflation▲ 0.5 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.0%
Unemployment▼ 0.5 pp
Rate2024
3.5%
Government debt▲ 5.9 pp
General government, gross2025
31.7% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.7 pp
Balance2025
-3.0% of GDP
Population▲ 2.0%
Total2025
36.01million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.80.012.01995: 0.3%1996: 3.3%1997: 2.6%1998: 2.8%1999: -0.6%2000: 4.7%2001: 0.3%2002: -0.7%2003: 8.8%2004: 8.6%2005: 5.9%2006: 3.3%2007: 2.2%2008: 6.2%2009: -1.1%2010: 5.0%2011: 11.8%2012: 5.8%2013: 2.9%2014: 4.0%2015: 4.7%2016: 1.7%2017: 1.2%2018: 3.2%2019: 1.7%2020: -3.8%2021: 6.5%2022: 12.0%2023: 0.5%2024: 2.6%2025: 4.5%2026: 3.1% (IMF projection)2027: 4.5% (IMF projection)2028: 3.6% (IMF projection)2029: 3.5% (IMF projection)2030: 3.5% (IMF projection)2031: 3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.10.06.11995: 5.1%1996: 0.3%1997: -0.2%1998: -0.4%1999: -2.1%2000: -1.0%2001: -1.1%2002: 0.1%2003: 0.5%2004: 0.3%2005: 0.6%2006: 1.9%2007: 5.0%2008: 6.1%2009: 4.3%2010: 3.7%2011: 3.7%2012: 2.9%2013: 3.1%2014: 1.8%2015: 1.2%2016: 2.9%2017: -0.9%2018: 2.5%2019: -2.0%2020: 3.2%2021: 3.1%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%2024: 1.5%2025: 2.0%2026: 2.3% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.512.00.52.64.53.14.53.63.53.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.12.52.51.52.02.32.12.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %6.14.94.03.5––––––
GDP, current prices USD bn9831,2391,2191,2541,2771,3891,4321,4981,5721,650
GDP per capita, current prices USD31,92138,51036,15735,52835,46437,81138,23639,20540,33741,493
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD62,69071,95771,62471,93675,79278,81582,48485,18988,01690,969
General government gross debt % of GDP25.521.323.025.931.732.134.837.138.940.6
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.02.2-1.8-2.5-5.8-3.5-3.4-3.6-3.3-3.2
Current account balance % of GDP4.611.72.1-1.3-3.0-1.6-3.0-3.5-3.6-3.7
Population million30.7832.1833.7035.3036.0136.7337.4638.2138.9739.75

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.096.42000: 87%2001: 93%2002: 96%2003: 82%2004: 63%2005: 37%2006: 26%2007: 17%2008: 12%2009: 14%2010: 8%2011: 5%2012: 3%2013: 2%2014: 2%2015: 5%2016: 12%2017: 16%2018: 17%2019: 20%2020: 30%2021: 25%2022: 21%2023: 23%2024: 26%2025: 32%2026: 32% (IMF projection)2027: 35% (IMF projection)2028: 37% (IMF projection)2029: 39% (IMF projection)2030: 41% (IMF projection)2031: 42% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-7.90.028.12000: 7.6%2001: 5.1%2002: 6.3%2003: 13.0%2004: 20.1%2005: 28.1%2006: 27.4%2007: 23.9%2008: 26.9%2009: 6.6%2010: 14.1%2011: 24.2%2012: 22.6%2013: 18.3%2014: 9.9%2015: -7.9%2016: -3.9%2017: 1.2%2018: 7.9%2019: 3.6%2020: -4.5%2021: 4.6%2022: 11.7%2023: 2.1%2024: -1.3%2025: -3.0%2026: -1.6% (IMF projection)2027: -3.0% (IMF projection)2028: -3.5% (IMF projection)2029: -3.6% (IMF projection)2030: -3.7% (IMF projection)2031: -3.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19955.848.59.344.3
20053.261.79.434.3
20152.844.613.151.6
20252.643.015.848.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method36,070USD2025+35.7%
GNI, Atlas method1,334USD bn2025+68.3%
Exports of goods and services29.7% of GDP2025-1.7 pp
Imports of goods and services28.2% of GDP2025-7.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth79.0years2024+2.4%
Urban population84.6% of total2025+1.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)