Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) stands at -2.56% as of 2025-12-31, down from -1.3% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1971 to 2025 (55 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) was -2.56%, down from -1.3% in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) was -1.3%, down from 2.13% in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) was 2.13%, down from 11.73% in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) was 11.73%, up from 4.57% in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) was 4.57%, up from -4.52% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.56% | -1.27% |
| 2024 | -1.3% | -3.43% |
| 2023 | 2.13% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 11.73% | +7.16% |
| 2021 | 4.57% | +9.09% |
| 2020 | -4.52% | -8.16% |
| 2019 | 3.64% | -4.25% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +6.67% |
| 2017 | 1.23% | +5.14% |
| 2016 | -3.91% | +4.03% |
| 2015 | -7.94% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 9.86% | -8.46% |
| 2013 | 18.33% | -4.52% |
| 2012 | 22.85% | -1.03% |
| 2011 | 23.88% | +10.34% |
| 2010 | 13.54% | +7.66% |
| 2009 | 5.88% | -21.95% |
| 2008 | 27.83% | +3.28% |
| 2007 | 24.55% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 27.44% | +0.3746% |
| 2005 | 27.07% | +7% |
| 2004 | 20.07% | +7.07% |
| 2003 | 13% | +6.73% |
| 2002 | 6.26% | +1.18% |
| 2001 | 5.08% | -2.47% |
| 2000 | 7.55% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2541% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | -8.95% | -9.13% |
| 1997 | 0.1838% | -0.2444% |
| 1996 | 0.4282% | +4.14% |
| 1995 | -3.71% | +4.04% |
| 1994 | -7.75% | +5.22% |
| 1993 | -12.97% | -0.0457% |
| 1992 | -12.92% | +7.88% |
| 1991 | -20.81% | -17.28% |
| 1990 | -3.53% | +6.47% |
| 1989 | -9.99% | -1.68% |
| 1988 | -8.31% | +3.08% |
| 1987 | -11.39% | +2.16% |
| 1986 | -13.55% | -1.11% |
| 1985 | -12.45% | +2.94% |
| 1984 | -15.38% | -2.34% |
| 1983 | -13.05% | -17.99% |
| 1982 | 4.94% | -16.56% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -3.72% |
| 1980 | 25.22% | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 9.12% | +11.88% |
| 1978 | -2.76% | -18.92% |
| 1977 | 16.16% | -6.27% |
| 1976 | 22.44% | -8.32% |
| 1975 | 30.75% | -19.95% |
| 1974 | 50.7% | +33.84% |
| 1973 | 16.86% | -4.76% |
| 1972 | 21.62% | +8.09% |
| 1971 | 13.52% | — |
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Saudi Arabia's current account (% gdp) is -2.56% as of 2025-12-31, compared with -1.3% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 50.7% (1974); the lowest is -20.81% (1991), across data from 1971 to 2025.
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