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Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Western Asia

Position of Saudi Arabia on a world map

At a glance

CapitalRiyadh
Most common first languageArabicmother tongue
Official languageArabic
CurrencySaudi riyal
Drives on theright
Highest pointJabal Sawda3,133 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfuel79% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports18.2%of everything sold abroad, 2025
Internet domain.sa

Facts about Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s name comes from the family that has ruled it since it was founded.

Source: House of Saud · checked 2026-08-08

Saudi Arabia by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.37.0m (2025)43rd
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$1.28tn (2025)19th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.2.15m km² (2023)12th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$80.3bn (2024)7th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$380bn (2025)27th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.54.2m (2024)34th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.9.77k km² (2023)125th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.1.74m km² (2023)8th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.653 Mt (2024)8th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.31.3m (2025)32nd
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.79.0 years (2024)54th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$34,537 (2025)46th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.100.0% (2024)3rd
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.2.1% (2025)122nd
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.3.0% (2025)145th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.84.6% (2025)42nd
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.2.31 (2024)83rd
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.7.30% of GDP (2024)4th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.57.9% of GDP (2025)130th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.17.65 t (2024)8th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.900 (2023)37th
of 193

Land borders

🇮🇶 Iraq🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇼 Kuwait🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 Qatar🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇾🇪 Yemen

Across the water

Close by sea, with no shared land border.

🇧🇭 Bahrain🇪🇬 Egypt🇮🇷 Iran

Saudi Arabia shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has arabic as its most common first language 17Has arabic as an official language 25Is an absolute monarchy 5Is a member of the g20 19Is a member of opec 13Mainly exports fuel 27Is in western asia 17

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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