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Saudi Arabia - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 34.89

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

34.89 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1990

2.23×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#18119901995200020052010201520202025#181#1622023 overtook Sri Lanka2025 overtook India
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #181 to #162 (overtook Sri Lanka). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

2023
Overtook Sri Lanka in global rank auto
2025
Overtook India in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202515.5122.2128.9235.62

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