Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate

2016 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.7 % in Mar 2023, compared with 61.5 % in the previous quarter.
  • Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2016 to Mar 2023, with an average rate of 58.3 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 61.7 % in Mar 2023 and a record low of 54.2 % in Jun 2017.
  • Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Saudi Arabia Population reached 32.2 million people in Dec 2022.
  • Unemployment Rate of Saudi Arabia increased to 5.1 % in Mar 2023.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 753.9 USD in Dec 2018.

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What was Saudi Arabia's Labour Force Participation Rate in Mar 2023?

Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.7 % in Mar 2023, compared with 61.5 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
61.7 Mar 2023 61.5 Dec 2022 54.2 Jun 2017 61.7 Mar 2023 % quarterly Jun 2016 - Mar 2023

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Armenia (%) 60.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 66.7 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bahrain (%) 70.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 61.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Belarus (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Belgium (%) 71.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 77.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 47.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 68.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Brazil (%) 62.3 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 64.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 55.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 87.4 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 64.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 62.1 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 65.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Colombia (%) 64.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 54.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 65.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 60.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 74.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Estonia (%) 66.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 75.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 67.8 Jan 2025 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2025
France (%) 74.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 53.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Germany (%) 56.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Ghana (%) 63.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Greece (%) 59.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2024 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2024
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 62.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 67.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Japan (%) 63.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 68.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2024
Kenya (%) 67.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
South Korea (%) 63.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 42.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 74.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 58.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Laos (%) 66.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 68.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) 55.0 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.2 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 67.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 70.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 83.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 58.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 59.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 42.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 62.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 64.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 43.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 79.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 72.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 71.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Norway (%) 65.3 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Oman (%) 67.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 71.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.9 Jan 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) 58.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Portugal (%) 60.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 68.4 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2009 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 61.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2016 - Mar 2023
Serbia (%) 56.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 61.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 58.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 60.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 58.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 46.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.8 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Syria (%) 38.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -30,833.284 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 319,733.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,583.493 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 1,862.699 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,433.631 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 73,321.7 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 25,146.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,151,060.164 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 595,269.369 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 22,383.089 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 21,076.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,014,506.913 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,727,931.691 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,097.698 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,914.653 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,267.239 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,960.638 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value (SAR mn) 94,298.971 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Exports: India (SAR mn) 9,117.572 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 9,808.619 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 4,116.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 12,252.148 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,618.912 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 162,549.731 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.681 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 87.505 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,746.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,790.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,255.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,044.079 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -37.538 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 765,219.433 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -17,689.915 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 3,644.042 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 17,690.709 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 21,333.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -13,383.060 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -6,661.703 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 26,126.658 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 6,044.079 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 73,942.498 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 11,646.630 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,139.594 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 4,746.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 54,477.369 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,011.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 490.518 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 8,751.144 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,890.738 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 19,465.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -10,805.656 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -16,358.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 10,114.940 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 447,953.495 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 710,629.481 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 410,186.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 38.053 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.4 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.934 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 728,646.914 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 279,406.0 Feb 2018 monthly Oct 1983 - Feb 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Credit to Households (USD bn) 373.103 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 873.815 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 133,960.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 801,585.555 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 14.66 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 69.26 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Base Money (SAR mn) 411,626.250 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 2,966,139.988 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,679,825.606 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,664,860.555 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 553,046.279 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,628,755.763 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,159,721.488 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,732,425.928 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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