SAUDI ARABIA STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT 2016 ABOUT THE SNAPSHOT The Saudi Arabia Statistical Snapshot presents the main development and economic data and key indicators under the following topics: demography, education, macroeconomy and public finance, trade, labor and employment, energy, and water. The snapshot has been compiled by ADP team based on the latest available data as of 31 March 2016. Unless otherwise indicated, the Snapshot is based on official data published by the Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPM), and the Saudi Arabian monetary agency (SAMA).
Demography Total population size (World Population Prospects, 2014) 29.4 Million Population below 30 years, percentage of total population (World 54 Population Prospects, 2014) National population (2013) 20.2 Million Population growth rate (World Population Prospects, 2014) 1.8 Population density (World Population Prospects, 2014) 13.6 Inhabitant per square kilometer Urban population, percentage of total population (World Urbanization 82.9 Prospects, 2014) Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (World Development Indicators, 2015) 19.8 Human Development Index* Human Development index (HDI) rank (2014) 39 Human Development index (HDI) value (2014) 0.837 * Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Reports (2015), http://hdr.undp.org/en/data 0.864 0.778 Education** Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (2015) 94.7 School enrollment primary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (2014) 108.7 Gender Parity Index, Primary education (2014) 1 School enrollment tertiary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (2014) Gender Parity Index, tertiary education (2014) 1 ** Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, http://data.uis.unesco.org/ 61.1 1
Macroeconomy and Public Finance GDP, PPP (constant 2011 international $) (World Development Indicators, 2014) Gross Domestic Product (GDP), annual growth rate, 2005 constant prices (International Monetary Fund, 2015) GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) (World Development Indicators, 2013) Major economic activity, highest contribution to GDP: Oil sector, gross value added, current prices (2015) Major economic activity, highest contribution to GDP: Mining and quarrying, gross value added, current prices (2015) 1,530 billion Int$ 3.4 51,320 Int$ 685,120 million Saudi Riyals 634,424 million Saudi Riyals Inflation, year on year percentage change of the consumer price index, 2.1 annual average (International Monetary Fund, 2015) Cash surplus/deficit, percentage of GDP (2014) 2.3 Oil revenues, percentage of total government revenues (2014) 87.5 General government gross debt, percentage of GDP (2014) 1.6 Trade Trade account balance (2014) 632.2 Billion Saudi Riyal Trade balance with Arab non GCC countries (2014) 42.8 Billion Saudi Riyal Trade to GDP ratio (World Development Indicators, 2014) 81.7 Main export category: Petroleum and gas exports, percentage of total exports (2014) 83.1 2
Labor and Employment Labor force participation rate for ages 15+ years, total (World Development Indicators, 2014) Unemployment rate, total (R2 2015) National unemployment rate, total (R2 2015) Youth unemployment rate (World Development Indicators, 2014) 55.2 78.4 20.4 5.6 2.4 21.4 11.5 5.3 33.8 29.5 22.2 55.7 Energy Crude oil production (2014) 3,545.1 Million Natural gas production (2011) 3,617 Billion standard cubic feet Crude oil exports (2014) 2,611 Million Reserves to production ratio (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2014) 75.5 Green GNI (World Bank, 2012) 15.5 Crude oil reserves (2014) 266,580 Million Natural gas reserves (2014) 299,742 Trillion standard cubic feet 3
Water*** Improved water source ( of population with access) (2015) 97 Improved sanitation facilities ( of population with access) (2015) 100 *** Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2015), http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=world development indicators ADP is a joint initiative between UNDP, the Coordination Group of Arab, National and Regional Development Institutions (CG), the Islamic Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) www.arabdevelopmentportal.com 2016 4