Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold was 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
35th
of 142 countries
All-time high
9.44 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 9.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 9.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 7.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 7.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 32 Mauritania 7.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 33 Guyana 7.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 34 Egypt 6.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 36 Guinea 6.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 37 Senegal 5.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 38 Bulgaria 4.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Saudi Arabia was 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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