SPI Overall Score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: SPI Overall Score was 81.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.53
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
81.53
in 2023
All-time low
40.7
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

SPI Overall Score in Saudi Arabia, 2016–2023

0204060802016201920232016: 40.72017: 45.22018: 53.12019: 57.72020: 65.32021: 72.32022: 74.42023: 81.5

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 81.53 for spi overall score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

SPI Overall Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for SPI Overall Score in Saudi Arabia, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 40.7
2017 45.23 +11.1%
2018 53.12 +17.5%
2019 57.72 +8.6%
2020 65.33 +13.2%
2021 72.3 +10.7%
2022 74.39 +2.9%
2023 81.53 +9.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 81.53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.03, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 81.53 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 62.96, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 49.19 40.7 57.72 4
2020s 73.39 65.33 81.53 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 52 Russia 82.94 compare
  2. 53 South Africa 82.37 compare
  3. 54 Iceland 81.74 compare
  4. 56 Indonesia 81.42 compare
  5. 57 Uruguay 81.1 compare
  6. 58 Thailand 81.07 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spi overall score in Saudi Arabia?
Spi overall score in Saudi Arabia was 81.53 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest spi overall score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 81.53 in 2023.
What is the lowest spi overall score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7 in 2016.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for spi overall score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is spi overall score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of SPI Overall Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
SPI Overall Score
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,385 data points, 2016–2023
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