Asia ยท SAR ยท SAMA
๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabiaโs $1.3T economy grew 4.6% in 2025; the IMF projects -3.3% for 2026. Inflation is 1.8% (Aug 2026) against a 4.50% policy rate.
$1.3T
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #19 of 56 tracked economies
4.6%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects -3.3% for 2026
1.8%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026
4.50%
SAMA policy rate, โ25 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
3.2%
-0.3 ppvs 2024
Government debt
31.8%
5.9 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
-2.6%
Deficit ยท % of GDP
Population
36.0M
GDP per capita $35.4K
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$1.3T#19/56
- Growth4.6%#13/56
- Per capita$35.4K#27/56
- Inflation1.8%#48/56
- Jobless3.2%#37/50
- Debt/GDP31.8%#49/56
- Budget-5.8%#47/56
- Curr. acct-2.6%#46/56
- Policy rate4.50%#14/45
- Population36.0M#31/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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