Saudi Arabia's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$86.54 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 52.93% from US$183.87 billion in 2010 (7.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$86.54 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$80.95 billion | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$183.87 billion | 2010 |
| Highest | US$304.18 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | −US$4.23 billion | 1991 |
| Average since 2011 | US$188.26 billion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$2.33 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Saudi Arabia's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell US$104.68 billion on 2019 (from US$191.22 billion to US$86.54 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +US$6.35 billion and a typical year strayed about US$48.69 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$105.69 billion in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$142.6 billion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$19.15 billion a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Saudi Arabia had the 1st highest value of the 20 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2020 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 2nd of 20: US$20.98 billion
- Tanzania — 3rd of 20: US$15.41 billion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 4th of 20: US$11.01 billion
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 50 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 86,540,823,855 |
| 2019 | 191,217,107,538 |
| 2018 | 210,128,452,852 |
| 2017 | 131,584,683,222 |
| 2016 | 98,098,676,810 |
| 2015 | 80,949,759,988 |
| 2014 | 223,548,691,715 |
| 2013 | 266,794,198,017 |
| 2012 | 304,175,845,413 |
| 2011 | 289,560,914,402 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$46.26 billion (2021)
- Bahrain — US$7.85 billion (2018)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$7.15 billion (2021)
- Iraq — US$41.99 billion (2021)
- Israel — US$69.99 billion (2021)
- Jordan — US$1.86 billion (2021)
- Kuwait — US$32.13 billion (2019)
- Lebanon — −US$5.58 billion (2021)
- Libya — −US$12.06 billion (2020)
- Malta
More economic policy & debt data for Saudi Arabia
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$505.16 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$459.8 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.28 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 4.79 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$926.78 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.9 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$34,537 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 129,512 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$25,066 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 132,580 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Saudi Arabia's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$86.54 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 3,616% from US$2.33 billion in 1971 (7.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$304.18 billion in 2012 and the lowest −US$4.23 billion in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank?
- 1st highest of 20 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Saudi Arabia?
- In 2020, Saudi Arabia's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell US$104.68 billion on 2019 (from US$191.22 billion to US$86.54 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +US$6.35 billion and a typical year strayed about US$48.69 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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