South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Gross national expenditure

South Korea
1.78 trillion current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.26 trillion current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.78 trillion current US$ against 1.26 trillion current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 518.15 billion current US$.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 10,837 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.