Saudi Arabia
SAU Western AsiaState of play
The world's largest oil exporter and the birthplace of Islam, home to the religion's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina.
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GDP growth4.5% per year · 2025▲ 70.0% vs previous
Military expenditure7.3% of GDP · 2024▲ 0.19% vs previous
Net energy imports-178.2% of use · 2022▼ 11.4% vs previousNet exporter: exports 178.2% of what it uses
Trade openness57.9% of GDP · 2025▲ 2.68% vs previous
Population37Mpeople · 2025▲ 4.74% vs previous
Displaced from here2.8Kpeople · 2025▼ 28.9% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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