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Saudi Arabia - Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales 100

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

100 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 213 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1990

n/a×

Ranking Race — Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319901995200020052010201520202025#167#22020 overtook Norway2021 overtook Bahrain
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #167 to #2 (overtook Norway). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1996
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2007
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2017
Climbed 39 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales, 1990-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202024033.3366.67100
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