GM ECONOMY · COUNTRY PROFILE
Saudi Arabia
Macroeconomic, fiscal, labour-market, external-sector and structural indicators with trends, data coverage and source quality at a glance.
ISOSA / SAU
RegionMiddle East
SubregionWestern Asia
Income groupHigh income
Core indicator coverage10 / 1283% available
Profile data qualityAdequateBased on coverage, observation count and latest year
Country groupsG20 · Middle East / Gulf · Gulf · Energy+2 more
Core economic indicators
12 key series with latest values and short-term directionGDP GrowthGood
4.50%
↑ Higher than previous observation · +1.85 pp
InflationGood
2.08%
↑ Higher than previous observation · +0.40 pp
UnemploymentGood
3.04%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -0.48 pp
Current Account BalanceGood
-2.56%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -1.27 pp
GDP per CapitaGood
34,536.66
↓ Lower than previous observation · -991.13
GDP PPPGood
2.73 trillion
↑ Higher than previous observation · +188,670,760,382.21
Gross Capital FormationGood
31.63%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -0.05 pp
Foreign ReservesGood
463.87 billion
↑ Higher than previous observation · +5,920,953,783.54
Labor Force ParticipationGood
65.10%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -0.10 pp
PopulationGood
35.30 million
↑ Higher than previous observation · +1,597,549.00
Data quality
Coverage and recency of the core profileAdequate profile quality with 83% core-indicator coverage.
10 good · 0 adequate · 0 limited series.
Coverage details
Latest year, time-series depth and source| Indicator | Latest year | Observations | Coverage | Quality | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Growth | 2025 | 65 | 1961–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Inflation | 2025 | 62 | 1964–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Unemployment | 2025 | 35 | 1991–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Current Account Balance | 2025 | 55 | 1971–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| GDP per Capita | 2025 | 66 | 1960–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| GDP PPP | 2025 | 36 | 1990–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Gross Capital Formation | 2025 | 58 | 1968–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Foreign Reserves | 2024 | 65 | 1960–2024 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Labor Force Participation | 2025 | 36 | 1990–2025 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |
| Population | 2024 | 65 | 1960–2024 | Good | World Bank / public data sources |