Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Argentina.

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% a year · IMF

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Argentina.
ArgentinaSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 46 and Saudi Arabia ranked 44 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 3% a year and Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearArgentinaSaudi Arabia
20254.54.6
2024-1.42.6
2023-1.90.5
2022612
202110.46.5
2020-9.9-3.8
2019-21.7
2018-2.63.2
20172.81.2
2016-2.11.7
20152.74.7
2014-2.54
20132.42.9
2012-15.8
2011611.8
201010.15
2009-5.9-1.1
20084.16.2
200792.2
200683.3
20058.95.9
20048.98.6
200398.8
2002-10.9-0.7
2001-4.40.3
2000-0.84.7
1999-3.4-0.6
19983.92.8
19978.12.6
19965.53.3
1995-2.80.3
19945.81
19936.30.4
199210.34.6
199110.58.2
1990-1.39.4
1989-70.4
1988-26.6
19872.5-3.1
19867.11
1985-7-7.2
19842-4
19833.7-11
1982-3.1-16.1
1981-5.73
19800.75.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentinaSaudi Arabia
20262.1-3.3
20273.57.9
20284.24.8
20293.83.4
20303.33.5
203133.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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