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Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Quick facts
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Population
- 29 m
- Area
- 2,149,690 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Saudi riyal (ر.س)
- Demonym
- Saudi Arabian
- UN member
- Yes
How Saudi Arabia compares
Economy size$1.24 T
18th of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 15 in Western Asia
Income per person$35,122
33rd of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 15 in Western Asia
Life expectancy79.0 yrs
42nd of 179 worldwide · 5th of 15 in Western Asia
Internet access100.0%
1st of 179 worldwide · 1st of 15 in Western Asia
Military spending$80 B
7th of 163 worldwide · 1st of 14 in Western Asia
Highlights
GDP
$1.24 T
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$35,122
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
79.0 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.6%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
1,235
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
25.6%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the incense roads of ancient Arabia and the cradle of Islam to the oil-fueled kingdom of the Al Saud.
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