Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2007
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 40.68 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6919 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1966.
That places Saudi Arabia 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 22.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1962 | 1.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -92.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8267 constant 2024 US$ per person | -53.8% |
| 1964 | 1.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8571 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6919 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8472 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 1.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 2.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +166.6% |
| 1970 | 2.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 3.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 3.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 2.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 1.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.0% |
| 1977 | 3.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +164.2% |
| 1978 | 3.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 2.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 3.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 1981 | 5.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 5.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 5.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 5.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 4.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 4.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 2.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 1989 | 2.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 1.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 1.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 2.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +62.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 1.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8462 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9913 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 1.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9321 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9213 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 1.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +64.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.6919 constant 2024 US$ per person | 40.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.8462 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.9213 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 161 Aruba 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 162 Gibraltar 1.57 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 163 Argentina 1.5 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 165 India 0.8498 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 166 Macao 0.8216 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 167 North Korea 0.5555 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.68 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6919 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1966.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2007.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.