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Saudi Arabia - Current Account Balance -2.56

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 200 economies tracked

Latest value

-2.56 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 200 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1971

-0.19×

Ranking Race — Current Account Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919601970198019902000201020202025#1#822022 overtook Brunei2025 overtook Algeria
Saudi ArabiaMacaoKuwaitAndorraBrunei

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #1 to #82 (overtook Brunei). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Oil embargo curated

Oil price quadruples, transforming the kingdom's revenues.

1978
Fell 48 places in global rank auto
1979
Climbed 42 places in global rank auto
1983
Fell 102 places in global rank auto
1986
Oil price crash curated

Prices collapse; budget deficits force austerity.

1990
Climbed 38 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 52 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 39 places in global rank auto

Current Account Balance, 1971-2025

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19711986200120162025-20.813.0326.8650.7

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