Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.96 National currency per US dollar in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.96 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.97 National currency per US dollar
in 2020
All-time low
1.71 National currency per US dollar
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2021

00.511.522017201920212017: 1.7 National currency per US dollar2018: 1.8 National currency per US dollar2019: 1.8 National currency per US dollar2020: 2 National currency per US dollar2021: 2 National currency per US dollar

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1.96 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over five years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.79 National currency per US dollar 1.71 National currency per US dollar 1.83 National currency per US dollar 3
2020s 1.97 National currency per US dollar 1.96 National currency per US dollar 1.97 National currency per US dollar 2

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 24 Morocco 3.82 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 25 Israel 3.49 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 26 Brazil 2.29 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 28 Romania 1.83 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 29 Peru 1.73 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 30 Australia 1.44 National currency per US dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia was 1.96 National currency per US dollar in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 National currency per US dollar in 2020.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 National currency per US dollar in 2017.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
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This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org