Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per was -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2007
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 512.3% on the previous year and down 2,046.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 49.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 2007.
Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.16 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | -37.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3147.0% |
| 1963 | -9.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -75.3% |
| 1964 | -1.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 1965 | 1.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -186.0% |
| 1966 | 1.22 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 1.59 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1968 | 1.61 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 4.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +177.5% |
| 1970 | 4.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 5.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 6.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 6.54 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 7.52 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 5.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 3.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1977 | 11.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +252.4% |
| 1978 | 8.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 11.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1980 | 12.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 30.18 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +135.3% |
| 1982 | 49.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1983 | 39.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 35.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 30.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 25.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 18.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 13.07 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 10.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 8.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 21.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +160.3% |
| 1993 | 14.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1994 | 8.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1995 | 7.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 5.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 2.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 1998 | 8.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +243.5% |
| 1999 | 10.61 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 10.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 7.63 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 11.63 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 12.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 11.97 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -512.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre. (38 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,798 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3147.0% | -1.16 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -37.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -512.3% | 11.97 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +252.4% | 3.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +243.5% | 2.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.4 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -37.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.09 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 49.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 21.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 12.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 161 Kazakhstan 32.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 162 Oman 26.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 163 China -25.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Korea -543.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 166 Cayman Islands -11,439 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 167 Aruba -74,484 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
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- 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 from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Saudi Arabia was -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2007.
- Is foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,046.7%. 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 from governments and private foundations, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 from governments and private foundations divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.