Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:26 PM

SERIAL · 682Asia

Saudi Arabia

CapitalRiyadh

CurrencySAR · Saudi riyal

LanguageArabic

Area2.1M km²

Since1727

ISOSAU · SA

Population

37.0Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the twelfth-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. The capital and largest city is Riyadh; other major cities include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina. With a population of 33.7 million, Saudi Arabia is the sixth most populous country in the Arab world.

Text: Wikipedia — Saudi ArabiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27

— FACTS —

Motto: Shahada
Capital: Riyadh
Currency: Saudi riyal (SAR)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +966
Licence plate code: KSA
Top-level domain: .sa
Independence / founding: 1727
Highest point: Jabal Sawda (3,133 m)
Lowest point: Red Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Chant of the Saudi Nation

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

0.5%% of land area

#200 of 2132023

1% of world average

Forest area

9,770km²

#125 of 2132023

5% of world average

Agricultural land

80.8%% of land area

#5 of 2092023

217% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

1.6%% of land area

#178 of 2062023

11% of world average

Land area

2.1Mkm²

#12 of 2152023

329% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

37.0Mpeople

#43 of 2162025

97% of world average

Population growth

4.6%% per year

#2 of 2162025

469% of world average

Population density

16people per km²

#196 of 2152023

3% of world average

People living in cities

84.6%% of population

#47 of 2162025

134% of world average

Urban population growth

4.8%% per year

#7 of 2162025

315% of world average

People living rurally

15.4%% of population

#170 of 2162025

42% of world average

Population aged 0-14

23.6%% of population

#105 of 2162025

94% of world average

Population aged 15-64

73.3%% of population

#9 of 2162025

114% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.1%% of population

#194 of 2162025

28% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

36.4%% of working-age population

#208 of 2162025

63% of world average

Female population

39.6%% of population

#210 of 2162025

79% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#84 of 2162024

98% of world average

Birth rate

16.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#92 of 2162024

96% of world average

Death rate

2.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#211 of 2162024

30% of world average

Net migration

119,738people (5-year total)

#13 of 2162025

108743% of world average

Migrants living in the country

40.3%% of population

#25 of 2152024

304% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.28Tcurrent US$

#19 of 2112025

230% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.73Tcurrent int'l $

#17 of 1992025

261% of world average

GDP per person

$34,537current US$

#49 of 2112025

144% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$73,784current int'l $

#25 of 1992025

221% of world average

GDP growth

4.5%% per year

#63 of 2102025

133% of world average

GDP per person growth

-0.2%% per year

#180 of 2102025

-10% of world average

Gross national income

$1.29Tcurrent US$

#19 of 2042025

225% of world average

Gross national income per person

$36,070current US$

#41 of 2032025

179% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$74,400current int'l $

#24 of 1972025

234% of world average

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Inflation

2.1%% per year

#63 of 1902025

24% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

-2.6%% per year

#11 of 2092025

-36% of world average

Government revenue

26.8%% of GDP

#64 of 1492024

102% of world average

Government spending

24.2%% of GDP

#87 of 1492023

88% of world average

Government consumption

20.6%% of GDP

#51 of 1812025

118% of world average

Household consumption

46.2%% of GDP

#157 of 1812025

72% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

31.6%% of GDP

#23 of 1782025

136% of world average

Fixed investment

30.1%% of GDP

#21 of 1732025

135% of world average

Gross savings

28.9%% of GDP

#43 of 1682025

132% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$32.63Bcurrent US$

#17 of 2012025

388% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.6%% of GDP

#81 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.1%% of GDP

#29 of 1792025

98% of world average

Current account balance

-2.6%% of GDP

#108 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$505.16Bcurrent US$

#8 of 1772025

502% of world average

Stock market value

184.7%% of GDP

#8 of 882025

243% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$350.6Mcurrent US$

#127 of 1862025

7% of world average

Foreign aid received

-0.0%% of GNI

not enough data to rank2007

-1% of world average

Exchange rate

4local currency per US$

#127 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.6%% of GDP

#139 of 1992025

26% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

43.0%% of GDP

#12 of 2022025

176% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

15.8%% of GDP

#37 of 1952025

144% of world average

Services' share of the economy

48.9%% of GDP

#150 of 2022025

85% of world average

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— TRADE —

Exports

29.7%% of GDP

#117 of 1872025

69% of world average

Imports

28.2%% of GDP

#146 of 1872025

57% of world average

Trade balance

1.6%% of GDP

#64 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

44.2%% of GDP

#128 of 2052025

69% of world average

Goods exported

$310.67Bcurrent US$

#26 of 2072025

251% of world average

Goods imported

$254.06Bcurrent US$

#27 of 2072025

201% of world average

Services exported

$69.41Bcurrent US$

#28 of 1912025

143% of world average

Services imported

$128.68Bcurrent US$

#18 of 1912025

293% of world average

Goods and services exported

$380.37Bcurrent US$

#26 of 1912025

217% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$358.21Bcurrent US$

#27 of 1912025

212% of world average

High-tech share of exports

0.5%% of manufactured exports

#163 of 1792024

4% of world average

Terms of trade

169index

#1 of 2062024

160% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

79.0 yrsyears

#56 of 2162024

107% of world average

Life expectancy, women

81.3 yrsyears

#66 of 2162024

106% of world average

Life expectancy, men

77.3 yrsyears

#52 of 2162024

108% of world average

Infant deaths

4.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#49 of 1962024

25% of world average

Deaths under age 5

6.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#51 of 1962024

25% of world average

Maternal deaths

7per 100,000 live births

#37 of 1942023

6% of world average

Health spending

5.7%% of GDP

#113 of 1932023

83% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,825current US$

#42 of 1932023

125% of world average

Physicians

3.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#49 of 1872023

162% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#52 of 1962023

139% of world average

Hospital beds

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#81 of 1572023

81% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.0%% of population

#82 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

97.6%% of population

#79 of 2132024

121% of world average

Suicide rate

1per 100,000 people

#9 of 1852021

11% of world average

Adults who smoke

14.7%% of adults

#63 of 1662024

74% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#32 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

8per 100,000 people

#53 of 2082024

8% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#50 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

96.0%% of children 12-23 months

#56 of 1932024

112% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.5%% of GDP

#79 of 1902023

104% of world average

Education spending

15.6%% of government spending

#54 of 1892024

116% of world average

Adult literacy

97.9%% aged 15+

#27 of 1192024

117% of world average

Youth literacy

99.9%% aged 15-24

#10 of 1262024

110% of world average

Primary school enrolment

104.0%% gross

#62 of 2002024

103% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

110.7%% gross

#24 of 1882024

127% of world average

University enrolment

83.9%% gross

#21 of 1672024

169% of world average

Primary school completion

99.4%% of relevant age group

#43 of 1802024

111% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

14pupils per teacher

#48 of 1602018

62% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#145 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.0%% of labour force

#41 of 1862025

44% of world average

Youth unemployment

10.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#71 of 1862025

64% of world average

Labour force participation

65.1%% aged 15+

#59 of 1862025

108% of world average

Women in the labour force

33.6%% of women aged 15+

#161 of 1862025

66% of world average

Men in the labour force

83.3%% of men aged 15+

#16 of 1862025

119% of world average

Labour force

18.4Mpeople

#37 of 1862025

91% of world average

Working in agriculture

2.5%% of employment

#154 of 1862025

11% of world average

Working in industry

23.1%% of employment

#57 of 1862025

118% of world average

Working in services

74.4%% of employment

#38 of 1862025

127% of world average

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Self-employed

5.5%% of employment

#180 of 1862025

14% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.2%% of labour force

#87 of 1712024

103% of world average

Employed

63.1%% aged 15+

#49 of 1862025

112% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

100.0%% of population

#3 of 2072024

140% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

160per 100 people

#24 of 2102024

138% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

44per 100 people

#18 of 2082024

242% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

20per 100 people

#62 of 2132024

133% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#89 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#48 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

11,911kWh per person

#11 of 1492023

282% of world average

Energy used per person

7,149kg oil equivalent per person

#9 of 1492023

317% of world average

Air passengers carried

48.0Mpassengers

#22 of 1652023

185% of world average

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Air freight

1,037million tonne-km

#31 of 1632023

79% of world average

Rail network

2,939route-km

#43 of 842018

28% of world average

Rail passengers

135million passenger-km

#64 of 782018

0% of world average

Container port traffic

8.0MTEU

#27 of 1672024

147% of world average

Research and development spending

0.6%% of GDP

#59 of 1272024

65% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,398count

#25 of 1422021

9% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

24,595count

#20 of 1972023

150% of world average

Tourists arriving

20.3Mcount

#13 of 1942019

396% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$5.96Bcurrent US$

#27 of 1752020

161% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

18tonnes per person

#196 of 2032024

410% of world average

Carbon emissions

653Mt CO2

#196 of 2032024

349% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

839Mt CO2-equivalent

#195 of 2032024

331% of world average

Protected land

18.5%% of land area

#97 of 2132025

98% of world average

Protected coastal waters

3.5%% of territorial waters

#76 of 1742025

34% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

974.2%% of internal resources

#173 of 1772022

768% of world average

Renewable water available per person

75m³ per person

#175 of 1832022

1% of world average

Renewable energy use

0.1%% of final energy consumption

#205 of 2122021

0% of world average

Electricity from renewables

0.1%% of total

#200 of 2062021

0% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

99.4%% of total

#197 of 2092022

167% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#168 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-178.2%% of energy use

#129 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

7.3%% of GDP

#4 of 1562024

328% of world average

Military spending

$80.33Bcurrent US$

#7 of 1602024

483% of world average

Military spending

22.3%% of government spending

#5 of 1532024

301% of world average

Armed forces personnel

282,000people

#25 of 1702020

176% of world average

Armed forces

1.9%% of labour force

#31 of 1682020

153% of world average

Tax revenue

8.1%% of GDP

#133 of 1492024

48% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#39 of 1582019

12% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Saudi Arabia.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Chant of the Saudi NationAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Riyadh · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Landmarks

Al-Balad, JeddahImage: Wikimedia Commons

Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi ArabiaImage: Wikimedia Commons

'Uruq Bani Ma'aridImage: Wikimedia Commons

At-Turaif DistrictImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Osama bin LadenSaudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

Idi AminPresident of Uganda (1971-1979)

Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 (1924–2015)

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia since 2015

Ibn SaudKing of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953

Mohammed bin Salman Al SaudSaudi crown prince (born 1985)

Jamal KhashoggiSaudi journalist (1958–2018)

King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975

Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005

Saud of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964

Rafiq HaririPrime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)

Khalid of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia (1911-1982)

History

1727Saudi Arabia — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population37.0M2025

GDP$1.28T2025

GDP per person$34,5372025