Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

2012 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

  • Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate increased to 3.21% in Jun 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.76% in Mar 2025.
  • Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Jun 2025, with an average rate of 5.72%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.98% in Jun 2020 and a record low of 2.76% in Mar 2025.
  • The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Saudi Arabia Population reached 35.30 million people in Jun 2024.


View Saudi Arabia's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2012 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

What was Saudi Arabia's Unemployment Rate in Jun 2025?

Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate increased to 3.21% in Jun 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.76% in Mar 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.21 Jun 2025 2.76 Mar 2025 2.76 Mar 2025 8.98 Jun 2020 % quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.54 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 12.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 4.34 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.90 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Chile (%) 8.45 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 8.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.22 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (%) 3.01 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 4.56 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.90 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 2.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 3.53 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 2.90 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.91 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 5.94 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 10.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 3.80 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 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) -30,833.284 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 324,244.9 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 27,037.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 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) 20,106.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 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) 916.927 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,803.140 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,882.531 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,661.327 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
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: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
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 China (SAR mn) 12,252.148 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value (SAR mn) 94,298.971 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 4,116.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
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: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 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: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 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) 2,674.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -14,396.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,085.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -47.154 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 780,877.427 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 8,751.144 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: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 11,646.630 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: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -10,805.656 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: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -13,383.060 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: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 21,333.957 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: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 54,477.369 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
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 4,746.140 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 17,690.709 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: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,011.717 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: 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
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 (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 10.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 441,573.553 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 751,073.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 417,090.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.945 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 772,745.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 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) 390.797 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 934.426 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 873,364.195 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.58 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.59 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 411,626.250 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,679,825.606 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - 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 (SAR mn) 2,664,860.555 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - 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
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 553,046.279 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
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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