Saudi Arabia vs Asia: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Saudi Arabia buys about what

$87.29

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $115 buys in Saudi Arabia. Prices across Saudi Arabia's economy average 115% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 15% further in Asia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureSaudi ArabiaAsia
Economy
Population37.0 million4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.28 trillion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$34,537$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$73,784$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$2.14 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollarsNo recent dataMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureSaudi ArabiaAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.73 trillion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.755Saudi Arabian riyalMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$36,070$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$74,400$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: Saudi Arabia, high income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearSaudi ArabiaAsia
2025$63,051$18,297
2024$63,194$17,585
2023$64,482$16,928
2022$67,179$16,285
2021$62,690$15,672
2020$57,421$14,717
2019$62,648$14,993
2018$61,359$14,516
2017$57,943$13,926
2016$57,308$13,333
2015$58,499$12,751
2014$58,872$12,212
2013$57,998$11,693
2012$59,472$11,186
2011$58,645$10,719
2010$54,912$10,203
2009$51,761$9,564
2008$54,408$9,326
2007$53,318$9,001
2006$54,374$8,433
2005$54,932$7,943
2004$54,197$7,518
2003$52,235$7,097
2002$50,372$6,791
2001$53,309$6,575
2000$55,962$6,434

Saudi Arabia vs Asia: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.