Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's inflation and growth, the riyal's dollar peg, US goods trade with Saudi Arabia and cargo through Saudi ports, each sourced and dated.
Figures checked . Each one names its source and the period it covers.
The latest figures
Inflation2025
2.0%
a year, annual average
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Matches IMF, World Economic Outlook for 2025
Economic growth2025
4.5
real GDP, % a year
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Matches IMF, World Economic Outlook for 2025
Unemployment2025
3.0%
of the labour force, ILO modelled estimate
World Bank, World Development Indicators
The World Bank's figure is the ILO's modelled estimate, not a national survey.
Matches IMF, World Economic Outlook for 2024
SAR per US dollar
3.75
SAR per USD
Fixed by the central bank: a peg, not a market rate.
Matches Rates By Exchange Rate API for 11 October 2026 (market rate 3.75)
Goods trade with the United States
US imports from Saudi Arabia12 months
$9.8bn
-7.6% on the previous 12 months
US exports to Saudi Arabia12 months
$16.1bn
+15.7% on the previous 12 months
US goods balance12 months
$6.4bn
The US sells more to Saudi Arabia than it buys there
September 2025 to August 2026, US$, not seasonally adjusted. Source: US Census Bureau via FRED (IMP5170, EXP5170). These are the US's own customs records, so they measure trade from the American side.
Cargo through its ports
Imports by sea30 days
-79.2%
on the same 30 days a year earlier
Exports by sea30 days
-90.3%
on the same 30 days a year earlier
Port calls30 days
-73.8%
on the same 30 days a year earlier
30 days to 2 October 2026. AIS-based estimates of cargo through the economy's ports; percentage changes only, per PortWatch's terms. Source: IMF PortWatch, https://portwatch.imf.org.
The IMF's figures and projections
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth, % | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| Inflation, annual average % | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Source: IMF DataMapper, World Economic Outlook, as published when these figures were checked. A year is marked as the IMF's projection until the World Bank publishes an actual figure for it. TradeTurbulence makes no forecasts of its own here.
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