Development Ledger · Middle East & North Africa
Saudi Arabia
HDI rank 37 of 193High incomeGDI group 3
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.900
+0.230 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
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Not computed
Life expectancy
78.7 yrs
Expected schooling 16.9 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$50,299
Mean schooling 11.6 yrs
HDI over Time
Saudi Arabia against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.903
Education0.856
Income0.940
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.58. A child born today will be 58% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Saudi Arabia against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.