Key indicators

Total population 2012 ( people) 29,195,895 *
Population growth rate 2012 2.90%
Population density (person / sq km) 2012 14.6
Saudi population 2012 (people) 19,838,448 *
Saudi population growth rate 2012 2.21%
GDP growth at constant prices 2012 6.81%
Per capita GDP at current prices in 2012 (SAR) 93,417
Economic diversification indicators Private sector's contribution to GDP at constant prices for 2012 58.20%
proportion of private sector growth for 2012 at constant prices 7.50%
proportion of non-oil exports to imports 2012 34.40%
Growth of exports of goods and services for 2012 8.14%
Growth of imports of goods and services for 2012 5.23%
exports contribution to GDP for 2012 at current prices 55.90%
The cost-of-living index 2012 122
Change in the cost-of-living index (inflation) for 2012 2.90%
Unemployment Rate 2012 5.50%
Saudi's Unemployment rate 2012 12.10%
Employment as percentage of population 2012 35.60%
Revised economic participation rate 2012 39.20%
Infants mortality rate (per thousand live births) 2012 16.2
Gross enrollment rate in primary education (2011) 106%
Net enrollment rate in primary education (2011) 96.60%
*according to Population Census 2010