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Saudi Arabia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · capital Riyadh
Reports 18 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old79.0years
Ranks 57 of 217 in 2024
6% above world median · 3% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old6.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 51 of 196 in 2024
60% below world median · 53% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old7per 100,000 live births
Ranks 34 of 194 in 2023
85% below world median · 59% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2020 · 6 years old10.8% of under-5s
Ranks 8 of 26 in 2020
42% below world median · 24% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 26 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.69% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
10% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.31births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
22% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old97.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 6 of 29 in 2024
4% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old104.0% gross
Ranks 39 of 134 in 2024
5% above world median · 7% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old4.48% of GDP
Ranks 40 of 121 in 2023
22% above world median · 12% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old34,537current US$
Ranks 35 of 186 in 2025
3.4× above world median · 5.0× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old73,784international $
Ranks 19 of 185 in 2025
2.7× above world median · 2.9× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.0% of labour force
Ranks 41 of 182 in 2025
40% below world median · 63% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
31% below world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old7.30% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
3.6× above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 182 in 2024
22% above world median · 15% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old18.48t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
6.2× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old37.0mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
4.6× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Saudi Arabia has no figure in this dataset for Extreme poverty, Income inequality (Gini), Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.