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Saudi Arabia SA

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · capital Riyadh

Population
36,973,555
2025
GDP
$1.28 trillion
2025
Life expectancy
79.0 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
legal243
defense1

Geospatial extent

Bounding box 34.57°–55.64° E, 16.37°–32.12° N · centroid 24.25, 45.11 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

Islamic (sharia) system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; commercial disputes handled by special committees

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
account_ownership78.82024World Bank FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS
Account ownership (% age 15+)78.82024World Bank
Agricultural land (% of land)81.72024World Bank
air_freight1,036.82023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried47,979,994.02023World Bank
airline_routes_departures552.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights45.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total302,451.42023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct1.92020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel282,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV)3,000,000.02023World Bank
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV)3,042,000,000.02025World Bank
arrivals20,292,000.02019World Bank ST.INT.ARVL
atm_per_100k56.12024World Bank FB.ATM.TOTL.P5
bachelors_attainment_pct36.02024World Bank SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS
bank_branches_p57.22024World Bank FB.CBK.BRCH.P5
bank_capital_ratio_pct13.92025World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
bank_capital_to_assets_pct13.92025World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
basic_water_pct99.02024World Bank
Battle-related deaths (UCDP)9.02023World Bank
broad_money_growth0.22017World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG
broad_money_pct65.12017World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
broad_money_pct_gdp65.12017World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
budget_expense_pct_gdp24.22023World Bank
cereal_tonnes1,174,874.42024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
che_gdp_pct5.72023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHEGDP_SHA2011
che_per_capita_usd1,825.32023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHE_pc_US_SHA2011
child_stunting_pct10.82020World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
claims_on_central_gov-15.82017World Bank FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS
clean_fuels_cooking100.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)1,785.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
container_port_traffic8,029,571.02024World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu69.52021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
contradictions_total1.02026encyclopedia.db prose claim graph (precision-gated advisory; P17/P27 subject)
cpi137.22025World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL
crime_unodc_intentional_homicide_victims1.52015https://data.humdata.org/dataset/dcfea0b9-3f1d-47d8-b118-5207bc6149b5/resource/da23d592-5bc9-4068-aaaf-844cf914faca/download/homicide_report_total_and_sex.xlsx
crop_production_idx203.82024World Bank AG.PRD.CROP.XD
cts_assault_count18,880.02019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_assault_rate62.02019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_count272.02024UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_rate0.82024UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_suspects511.02019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_robbery_count135.02019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_robbery_rate0.42019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_sexual_violence_count31.02019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_sexual_violence_rate0.12019UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
Ease of doing business rank (archived DB2020)63.02020World Bank Doing Business archive (DB2020 revised, project discontinued 2021)
Ease of doing business score (archived DB2020)70.92020World Bank Doing Business archive (DB2020 revised, project discontinued 2021)
defense_spend_usd83,181,333,333.32025World Bank MS.MIL.XPND.CD
dentists_per_10k65.62023WHO Global Health Observatory HWF_0006
Emigrants living abroad (UN DESA 2020)134,085.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
International migrant stock (UN DESA 2020)4,219,712.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
domestic_credit_private_pct50.12017World Bank FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS
dpt_immun_pct97.02024World Bank SH.IMM.IDPT
education_spend_pct_gdp4.52023World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
Access to electricity (%)100.02024World Bank
electricity_access_rural100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS
electricity_access_urban100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS
electricity_capacity_gw104.42024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_consumption_pc11,808.32024World Bank EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
electricity_emissions_mtco2e320.52025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_clean_twh19.82025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_demand_twh471.42025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_fossil_twh451.72025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_hydro,_bioenergy_and_other_renewables_twh0.02025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_renewables_twh19.82025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_twh471.42025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_wind_and_solar_twh19.82025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_bioenergy_pct0.02025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_coal_pct0.02025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_gas_pct63.72025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_hydro_pct0.01999Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_net_imports_pct0.02025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_nuclear_pct0.01999Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_fossil_pct32.12025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_solar_pct3.92025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_wind_pct0.32025Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy0.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
showing 80 of 63,308 measured series — full list: CSV · JSON

Language

English canonical body. 319 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partialpatent application counts (residents + non-residents) from the World Bank/WIPO series; patent documents are not ingested source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial243 primary-law documents, 242 with full text mirrored (newest 2013-08-01); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceGREEN · ingestedmilitary expenditure (% of GDP), SIPRI series via World Bank; not procurement, capabilities or intent source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (331.8 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_SAU_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested475,502 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedGDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeYELLOW · partialstale data (2021) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 9 numeric UNODC/OWID crime series rows only. Missing: full UNODC CTS offence/incident records. source
conflictYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) battle-related deaths (UCDP series via World Bank); one definition of armed conflict, not all violence source
businessYELLOW · partialnewly registered limited-liability companies (World Bank/IC.BUS.NREG); not a company register source
scienceGREEN · ingestedOpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 169 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partialstale data (2019) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial2 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partialSIPRI arms-transfer trend indicator values (imports and exports) via the World Bank; TIV is a trend measure, not currency source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 22 + UN consolidated 19 + EU 32 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialprevalence of undernourishment (%), World Bank/FAO; a modelled estimate, not a survey of every household source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partialaccount ownership (% age 15+), World Bank Findex source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedtrade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 12 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNWTO tourism corpus. source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WB/IMF remittance corpus. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

Related in this region

Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Djibouti Egypt, Arab Rep. Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Israel

Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Saudi Arabia:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment remittances health_finance budget treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia (SA). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/sa. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.