Gender Development Index (GDI) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.928 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.928. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.928 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.775, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.775 | — |
| 1991 | 0.782 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.79 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.791 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.797 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.801 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.807 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.812 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.822 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.821 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.825 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.832 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.843 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.856 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.856 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.847 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.85 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.862 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.863 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.878 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.886 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.887 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.892 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.894 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.911 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.914 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.923 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.928 | +0.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.928 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 94% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.928 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7993 | 0.775 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8452 | 0.821 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8926 | 0.863 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9233 | 0.919 | 0.928 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender development index in Saudi Arabia was 0.928 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.928 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.775 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender development index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.