Saudi Arabia Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2025)
Saudi Arabia's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 31.6 % of GDP in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 1976–2025.
Saudi Arabia (2025)
31.6
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2024 | 31.7 | +1.9pp |
| 2023 | 29.8 | +3.3pp |
| 2022 | 26.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2021 | 26.3 | +3pp |
| 2020 | 23.3 | -2.3pp |
| 2019 | 25.6 | +3.2pp |
| 2018 | 22.4 | -3.1pp |
| 2017 | 25.5 | -2.6pp |
| 2016 | 28.1 | -4.3pp |
| 2015 | 32.4 | +3.9pp |
| 2014 | 28.5 | +2.2pp |
| 2013 | 26.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2012 | 26.5 | -0.3pp |
| 2011 | 26.8 | -4.1pp |
| 2010 | 30.9 | -0.8pp |
| 2009 | 31.7 | +4.4pp |
| 2008 | 27.3 | +0.8pp |
| 2007 | 26.5 | +4.3pp |
| 2006 | 22.2 | +2pp |
About this Dataset
Saudi Arabia recorded 31.6 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 15.7 in 1990 to 36.3 in 1978.
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 36.3 % of GDP in 1978 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15.7 in 1990. The latest reading of 31.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp.