| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
24.3 |
26.4 |
26.5 |
27.0 |
27.6 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
GCC; IMF; OAPEC; OPEC; WTO |
|
| |||
| National currency (NC) |
Saudi riyal |
|
|
|
| |
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.2357 |
0.2144 |
0.2145 |
0.2126 |
0.1948 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.2667 |
0.2667 |
0.2669 |
0.2669 |
0.2670 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.6% |
2.3% |
4.1% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
215 |
250 |
316 |
353 |
377 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
8830 |
9483 |
11909 |
13058 |
13671 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
7.7% |
5.3% |
5.5% |
3.3% |
3.5% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Industry |
54% |
57% |
63% |
65% |
62% |
|
| Services |
42% |
39% |
34% |
32% |
35% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
34% |
30% |
26% |
25% |
29% |
|
| Government consumption |
25% |
24% |
22% |
25% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
18% |
17% |
17% |
17% |
27% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
93 |
126 |
181 |
211 |
235 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
37 |
45 |
60 |
70 |
90 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
114 |
92 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
32.2% |
24.3% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
13% |
13% |
12% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
166 |
n.a. |
179 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
147 |
157 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6568 |
7167 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
68.32 |
73.5 |
75.90 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
68.32 |
n.a. |
75.90 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
264.2 |
266.8 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
9400000 |
9100000 |
10250000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
1845000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2311000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; crude oil; iron ore; gold; copper; |
| ||||
| Agricultural resources |
mutton; poultry; barley; fruit; wheat; citrus fruits |
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| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
3.4 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.9 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
i |
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