Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia stood at 4.1%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.3% compare
- 52 Bangladesh 4.1% compare
- 53 Morocco 4.1% compare
- 55 Albania 4.1% compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 4.0% compare
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 3.9% compare
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,276 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 80.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saudi Arabia was 4.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.