Saudi Arabia (2017)
54
% of GDP
-4.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-4.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
201754-4.1pp
201658.1+2.2pp
201555.9+11.6pp
201444.3+4.1pp
201340.2+3.9pp
201236.3+2.2pp
201134.1-5.1pp
201039.2-6.5pp
200945.6+8pp
200837.7+0.6pp
200737.1+3.4pp
200633.7-1.7pp
200535.4+3.1pp
200432.4+4.1pp
200328.2-0.7pp
200229+1.9pp
200127.1+2.9pp
200024.2-2.5pp
199926.7-2.4pp
199829.2n/a

About this Dataset

Saudi Arabia recorded 54.0 % of GDP in 2017. The most recent year-on-year change was -4.1pp. The historical series (1990–2017) shows a peak of 58.1 in 2016 and a trough of 12.7 in 1983.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks saudi arabia private credit by all financial institutions (% of gdp) in Saudi Arabia, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2017 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2017. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 58.1 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.7 in 1983. The latest reading of 54.0 in 2017 represents a year-on-year change of -4.1pp.