Country comparison Saudi Arabia vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2019Q46,168Kchart20,556K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,145,787Mchart€470,898M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,254,141Mchart$532,105M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€32,458chart€83,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$35,122chart$95,1152025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2019Q4€185,443Mchart€114,999M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024299,657chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024324,245chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.15%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,489chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$9,185chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-28,511chart58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,850chart63,8222024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.49%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024338,792.0chart221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024366,591.5chart239,260.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202350,484.8chart31,913.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202354,603.3chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202415.64%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202343,666.5chart37,248.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202347,216.6chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.69%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202483,620.7chart9,679.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202491,528.5chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202422.31%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.57%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,598chart€39,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,385chart$42,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€1,498chart€5,8482022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,620chart$5,9162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,313chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,419chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,369chart€1,7372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,563chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024Aa3Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/14/2025A+AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/05/2023A+AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202352chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201936ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202463.2chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024130ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202447ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.6%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q33.7%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2016Q2699Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,066.7
NMW [+]2024€971.2
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201782ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Saudi riyals [+]03/11/20264.3429chart11.157503/12/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20263.7500chart9.662703/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.32%03/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13803/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/20263.49%chart16.26%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]July 20252.1%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
4.6%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202063ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
6.4%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023645,723chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202322.51chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.36chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/202015.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,638,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€295,957.1Mchart€151,645.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$320,018.4Mchart$171,356.7M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.27%chart32.20%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€191,380.6Mchart€93,455.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$206,939.8Mchart$105,603.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.99%chart19.85%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€104,576.6Mchart€58,189.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$111,227.3Mchart$65,753.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20239.28%chart12.36%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202416chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024102ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017286.5chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202042.64%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.95%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.42‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746,724.6chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart1.452024Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202435,300,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,454,842chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020299,268chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.875chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024126ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.73chart83.202024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,057chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.55chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019285chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.94chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202317.15chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,232chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021258,600.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024398,367chart128,7742024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024438,146chart155,0192024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,646chart5,73202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026841,469chart1,550,56202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/25/202325,433,940chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026273.26chart1,024.6102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/25/202368,534,630chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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