Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity Growth

1971 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity Growth

  • Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity dropped by 7.72 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a drop of 6.60 % in the previous year
  • Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1971 to Dec 2024, averaging at -0.56 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18.99 % in Dec 1990 and a record low of -23.50 % in Dec 1982

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from annual Real GDP and annual Employment. General Authority for Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2023 prices. The Ministry of Economy and Planning provides Employment

View Saudi Arabia's Labour Productivity Growth from 1971 to 2024 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity Growth

What was Saudi Arabia's Labour Productivity Growth in 2024?

Saudi Arabia Labour Productivity dropped by 7.72 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a drop of 6.60 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-7.72 2024 -6.60 2023 -23.50 1982 18.99 1990 % yearly 1971 - 2024

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.32 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 2.67 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 1.47 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 0.00 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 6.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.49 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.86 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.03 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.48 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.72 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) -0.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 0.04 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) -1.33 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 1.71 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.99 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 2.01 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 1.84 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 0.86 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 0.17 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 3.06 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 1.63 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.38 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 1.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 0.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 3.75 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Iran (%) 2.69 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 0.13 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 1.82 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -0.29 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.80 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) -0.19 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 2.69 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 0.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.09 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Laos (%) 2.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) -0.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -2.08 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.09 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.30 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 4.21 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) -1.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.96 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 3.37 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.82 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 1.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 4.93 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 6.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.24 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -4.00 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Nepal (%) 3.65 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.55 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.15 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 0.93 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.65 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.22 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.74 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 3.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) -0.94 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) -0.14 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 1.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 4.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.82 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 0.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 0.37 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 1.96 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 1.06 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025

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Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -73,761.406 2025 yearly 1969 - 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 405,068.6 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,570.660 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 2,434.591 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,369.127 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Public Debt (SAR mn) 277,463.077 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 56,640.9 2025 yearly 1957 - 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 25,915.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,915,621.520 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 671,571.662 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 35,252.915 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 22,442.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,819,315.215 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,075,289.073 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,376.401 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,602.295 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,010.087 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,452.063 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 5,161.504 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 11,287.827 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: India (SAR mn) 9,307.437 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 8,422.018 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 37,597.531 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,840.401 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 208,746.401 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 73,747.723 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 31,835.051 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Imports: HS: Value: Pearls, Precious & Semi Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Ar... (SAR mn) 45,164.775 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Imports: HS: Value: MC: Mineral Products (SAR mn) 46,503.527 2025 yearly 1983 - 2025
Imports: Harmonized System (HS): Value (SAR mn) 952,614.857 2025 yearly 1952 - 2025
Imports: HS: Value: Foodstuffs (SAR mn) 115,978.722 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Imports: HS: Value: Transport Equipment (SAR mn) 133,350.314 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Imports: HS: Value: Hides and Skins, Wood, Cardboard and Articles (HW) (SAR mn) 18,269.175 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 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: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 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) 13,943.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,229.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,650.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -44.863 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 780,877.427 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 19,016.574 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -611.435 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 32,221.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 727.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,602.234 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -7,812.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,293.562 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -1,338.733 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -16,734.152 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 57,511.133 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,704.664 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 7,948.969 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 81,067.198 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -7,165.291 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 15,516.988 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,653.265 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -723.849 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 23,556.064 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -9,022.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 13,943.836 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 10.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 450,822.003 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 766,966.167 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 7.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 450,487.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 34.056 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 20.5 2025 yearly 1957 - 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.934 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1957 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 792,768.389 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,089,275.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 401.113 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 983.151 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 136,325.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 885,148.842 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.42 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 65.08 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 440,113.732 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 3,217,824.779 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,876,123.126 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,690,582.513 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 678,183.963 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,786,219.684 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,167,041.884 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,972,881.458 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 476,716.108 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025

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