General profile: Saudi Arabia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
35.950 Millions
3.750 SAR/US$
830 325 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 2 149 690 km²
3.06 %
3.32 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+58.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
180 711
251 143
(e) 203 550
276 179
Merchandise imports
59 459
106 863
174 676
152 850
Merchandise trade balance
121 252
144 280
(e) 28 875
123 330
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %27 %27 %68 %68 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
57 59129 44329 21125 26115 37657 59129 44329 21125 26115 376
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
11 401
10 689
14 474
10 303
Services imports
33 095
76 772
88 036
73 281
Services trade balance
-21 694
-66 084
-73 562
-62 978
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
16.0
19.1
19.7
25.9
Travel
40.5
62.8
70.0
37.1
Other services
43.5
18.2
10.3
37.0
TRADE INDICES
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162115135136117961001491581611571209615112512814610684696473140113128125112891001501561581611311131601441451621291099898108
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
328 461
528 207
654 270
830 325
GDP per capita, current US$
13 463
17 959
19 978
23 096
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.57
5.04
4.11
3.32
Current account balance, % of GDP
27.40
12.64
-8.67
5.34
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.750
3.750
3.750
3.750
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
43.028.526.426.324.343.028.526.426.324.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+2.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
12 097.33
29 232.71
8 141.03
19 285.64
FDI outflows
-349.87
3 906.85
5 389.93
23 860.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.03
0.04
0.05
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
302.3334.0334.9290.8307.5295.4273.3268.8245.9243.7236.5214.4216.2123.5105.619 2865 3994 5634 2471 4197 4538 1418 0128 86512 18216 30829 23336 45839 45624 33518 29312 0971 942778453504183FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
31.95
16.59
-4.48
9.08
Balance, % of imports
120.82
50.30
-11.85
35.11
Normalized balance
0.377
0.201
-0.063
0.149
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6152646764627181838486838596959085
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 85%Urban 85%Rural 15%Rural 15%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.640 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
2 582
2 319
4 260
13 666
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
44.82
53.51
70.01
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
5 313 404
7 783 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.07
0.11
0.16
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
6.65
7.35
7.48
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022