Country comparison Saudi Arabia vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2019Q46,168Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,145,787Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,239,805Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€32,458chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$35,122chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2019Q4€185,443Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024299,657chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024324,245chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.15%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,489chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$9,185chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-28,511chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,850chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.49%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024338,792.0chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024366,591.5chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202357,625.5chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,326.6chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.82%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202343,666.5chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202347,216.6chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.69%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202379,840.3chart47,963.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202386,353.6chart48,173.72023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202324.04%chart11.10%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.57%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,598chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,385chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€1,710chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,849chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,313chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,419chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€2,369chart€9282023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$9322023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024Aa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/14/2025A+AA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/05/2023A+AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202352chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201936ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202463.2chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024130ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202447ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q33.7%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2016Q2699Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,066.7chart$1,596.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€971.2chart€1,437.42024NMW [+]
$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201782ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Saudi riyals [+]12/11/20254.3928chart1,734.890012/16/2025Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/16/20253.7500chart1,474.100012/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/16/2025-13.16%chart66.67%12/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]July 20252.1%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202063ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023645,723chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202322.51chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.36chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/202015.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,638,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€295,957.1Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$320,018.4Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.27%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€191,380.6Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$206,939.8Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.99%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€104,576.6Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$111,227.3Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20239.28%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202416chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024102ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017286.5chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202042.64%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.95%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.42‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746,724.6chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
Population [+]202435,300,000chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,454,842chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020299,268chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.875chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024126ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.73chart83.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,057chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.55chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019285chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.94chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202317.15chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,242
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021258,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023383,512chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023421,786chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20259,646chart35,93411/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025841,469chart34,571,87311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/25/202325,433,940chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025273.26chart694.3611/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/25/202368,534,630chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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