Saudi Arabia: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.9 points, an increase from 0.875 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1980 to 2023 is 0.782 points. The minimum value, 0.583 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.9 points was recorded in 2023.

This statistic depicts the human development index (HDI) score of Saudi Arabia from 1980 to 2013. In 1990, Saudi Arabia achieved a score of ***** on the human development index, which ranked it among medium human development countries.

******* had the highest level of the Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide in 2023 with a value of *****. With a score of ****, ****** followed closely behind *********** and had the second-highest level of human development in that year. The rise of the Asian tigers In the decades after the Cold War, the four so-called Asian tigers, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (now a Special Administrative Region of China) experienced rapid economic growth and increasing human development. At number eight and number 13 of the HDI, respectively, *********************** are the only Asian locations within the top-15 highest HDI scores. Both locations have experienced tremendous economic growth since the 1980’s and 1990’s. In 1980, the per capita GDP of Hong Kong was ***** U.S. dollars, increasing throughout the decades until reaching ****** in 2023, which is expected to continue to increase in the future. Meanwhile, in 1989, Singapore had a GDP of nearly ** billion U.S. dollars, which has risen to nearly *** billion U.S. dollars today and is also expected to keep increasing. Growth of the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the only Middle Eastern country besides Israel within the highest ranking HDI scores globally. Within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the UAE has the third-largest GDP behind Saudi Arabia and Israel, reaching nearly *** billion U.S. dollars by 2022. Per capita, the UAE GDP was around ****** U.S. dollars in 1989, and has nearly doubled to ****** U.S. dollars by 2021. Moreover, this is expected to reach over ****** U.S. dollars by 2029. On top of being a major oil producer, the UAE has become a hub for finance and business and attracts millions of tourists annually.

Human development index of Saudi Arabia decreased by 0.12% from 0.86 score in 2019 to 0.86 score in 2020. Since the 1.53% rise in 2018, human development index fell by 0.46% in 2020. A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living

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Indicator, Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population), Access to electricity (% of population), Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children), Adjusted net national income (annual % growth), Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI), Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI), Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age), Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age), Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population), Agricultural methane emissions (% of total), Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$), Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use), Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population (%), Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Average working hours of children, working only, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Average working hours of children, working only, male, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Cause of death, by injury (% of total), Cereal yield (kg per hectare), Changes in inventories (current US$), Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing), Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV, Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children out of school, primary, Children out of school, primary, male, Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money), CO2 emissions (kg per 2015 US$ of GDP), CO2 emissions (kt), CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion), CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion), Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP), Condom use, population ages 15-24, female (% of females ages 15-24), Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units), Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49), Control of Corruption: Estimate, Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Control of Corruption: Standard Error, Coverage of social insurance programs in 4th quintile (% of population), CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating (1=low to 6=high), Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions), DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$), Deposit interest rate (%), Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high), Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet), Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU), Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $), Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative), Electricity production from coal sources (% of total), Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total), Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate), Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita), Export unit value index (2015 = 100), Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), External debt stocks (% of GNI), External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure), Female primary school age children out-of-school (%), Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%), Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms), Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms), Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms), Fixed broadband subscriptions, Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people), Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP), Forest area (% of land area), Forest area (sq. km), Forest rents (% of GDP), GDP growth (annual %), GDP per capita (constant LCU), GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent), GDP, PPP (constant 2017 international $), General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent), GNI growth (annual %), GNI per capita (constant LCU), GNI, PPP (current international $), Goods and services expense (current LCU), Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Government Effectiveness: Standard Error, Gross capital formation (annual % growth), Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), Gross capital formation (current LCU), Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group), Gross national expenditure (current LCU), Gross national expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2017 international $), Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1), Human capital index (HCI), male (scale 0-1), Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months), Import value index (2015 = 100), Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24), Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population), Income share held by highest 20%, Income share held by lowest 20%, Income share held by third 20%, Individuals using the Internet (% of population), Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), Informal payments to public officials (% of firms), Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male), Interest payments (% of expense), Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %), Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases), International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$), International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$), Investment in energy with private participation (current US$), Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Development

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Saudi Arabia Index: Tadawul: Real Estate Management and Development data was reported at 3,354.170 05Jan2017=5000 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,535.170 05Jan2017=5000 for Sep 2018. Saudi Arabia Index: Tadawul: Real Estate Management and Development data is updated monthly, averaging 4,342.335 05Jan2017=5000 from Jan 2016 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,016.110 05Jan2017=5000 in Dec 2016 and a record low of 3,354.170 05Jan2017=5000 in Oct 2018. Saudi Arabia Index: Tadawul: Real Estate Management and Development data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tadawul. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.Z001: Tadawul Stock Exchange: Index.

Saudi Arabia: Financial markets development: The latest value from 2021 is 0.518 index points, a decline from 0.536 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.239 index points, based on data from 158 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1980 to 2021 is 0.431 index points. The minimum value, 0.155 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.672 index points was recorded in 2007.

Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 3.6 1=low to 5=high in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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Export value index (2000 = 100) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 136 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Export value index (2000 = 100) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Import volume index (2000 = 100) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 104 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Import volume index (2000 = 100) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Export volume index (2000 = 100) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 116 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Export volume index (2000 = 100) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Exchange: Index: Real Estate Management and Development data was reported at 4,170.240 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,223.250 NA for Mar 2025. Saudi Arabia Saudi Exchange: Index: Real Estate Management and Development data is updated monthly, averaging 3,375.515 NA from Jan 2016 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 112 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,016.110 NA in Dec 2016 and a record low of 2,485.790 NA in Jun 2020. Saudi Arabia Saudi Exchange: Index: Real Estate Management and Development data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.EDI.SE: Saudi Exchange: Monthly.

Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for Saudi Arabia (FPCPITOTLZGSAU) from 1964 to 2024 about Saudi Arabia, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

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Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank in Saudi Arabia was reported at 78.77 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for Saudi Arabia (DDOE02SAA086NWDB) from 1963 to 2017 about Saudi Arabia, CPI, price index, indexes, and price.

Saudi Arabia Real GVA: Index: Manufacturing data was reported at 102.080 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 91.500 2015=100 for 2020. Saudi Arabia Real GVA: Index: Manufacturing data is updated yearly, averaging 32.670 2015=100 from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2021, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.540 2015=100 in 2017 and a record low of 8.400 2015=100 in 1971. Saudi Arabia Real GVA: Index: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.OECD.PDB: Gross Value Added: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 0 to 14 for Saudi Arabia (SPPOP0014TOZSSAU) from 1960 to 2024 about 0 to 14 years, Saudi Arabia, and population.