History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 50,305 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
50,305 2011 US$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 145 countries
All-time high
51,681 2011 US$
in 2015
All-time low
797 2011 US$
in 1820
Years of data
72
1820–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia stood at 50,305 2011 US$.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia peaked at 51,681 2011 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 797 2011 US$, in 1820.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 797 2011 US$ | — |
| 1870 | 829 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1913 | 956 2011 US$ | +15.3% |
| 1950 | 3,556 2011 US$ | +272.0% |
| 1951 | 3,784 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 3,937 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 4,246 2011 US$ | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 4,642 2011 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1955 | 4,658 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 4,901 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1957 | 4,972 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 5,107 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 5,512 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 5,928 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 6,481 2011 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1962 | 7,085 2011 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 7,516 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 7,978 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 8,717 2011 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 9,726 2011 US$ | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 10,302 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 10,916 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 11,429 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 12,153 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 13,509 2011 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 15,138 2011 US$ | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 17,598 2011 US$ | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 19,659 2011 US$ | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 18,788 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 19,297 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 20,824 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 20,593 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 20,472 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 21,068 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 21,393 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 20,535 2011 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 17,315 2011 US$ | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 16,343 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 14,422 2011 US$ | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 12,897 2011 US$ | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 12,919 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 12,795 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 12,758 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 14,335 2011 US$ | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 16,830 2011 US$ | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 17,905 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 18,101 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 18,679 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 19,223 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 20,280 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 21,087 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 22,311 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 22,059 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 23,904 2011 US$ | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 24,192 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 24,054 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 27,367 2011 US$ | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 30,234 2011 US$ | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 32,700 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 34,483 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 36,070 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 39,393 2011 US$ | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 39,672 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 42,738 2011 US$ | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 48,470 2011 US$ | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 49,867 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 50,005 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50,693 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51,681 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51,397 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 50,002 2011 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 50,305 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 797 2011 US$ | 797 2011 US$ | 797 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1870s | 829 2011 US$ | 829 2011 US$ | 829 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 956 2011 US$ | 956 2011 US$ | 956 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 4,532 2011 US$ | 3,556 2011 US$ | 5,512 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,608 2011 US$ | 5,928 2011 US$ | 11,429 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 17,803 2011 US$ | 12,153 2011 US$ | 20,824 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,244 2011 US$ | 12,758 2011 US$ | 21,393 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,081 2011 US$ | 14,335 2011 US$ | 22,311 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,207 2011 US$ | 23,904 2011 US$ | 39,672 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,462 2011 US$ | 42,738 2011 US$ | 51,681 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 7 Switzerland 61,373 2011 US$ compare
- 8 Luxembourg 57,428 2011 US$ compare
- 9 United States of America 55,335 2011 US$ compare
- 11 Australia 49,831 2011 US$ compare
- 12 Netherlands 47,474 2011 US$ compare
- 13 Denmark 46,312 2011 US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Saudi Arabia was 50,305 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,681 2011 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 797 2011 US$ in 1820.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]