Saudi Arabia's Data Quality Rating

DATA QUALITY RATINGS (2023)

Data rankings are produced from scores in five areas: Base year recency; SNA version; Informal economy size; research resources available; and likelihood of Government interference. Scores are based on a 0-100 scale.

Official GDP data for Saudi Arabia has been awarded the quality rating of C - Use with caution. Saudi Arabia's GDP data quality ranks 67th on a global scale and 19th for Asia-Pacific, while population and demographic data are positioned 12th and 7th respectively.

Saudi Arabia's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Economics Research, London


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Index		 World Economics
Data Grade
(A-E)		 Base
Year
Chained/Year		 SNA Framework
Version		 Informal
Economy
% of GDP		 Statistical Resources
Index		 Governance Levels
Index
Switzerland 98.7 A Chained 2008 7.5 100.0 93.1
New Zealand 98.4 A Chained 2008 10.0 100.0 94.9
Netherlands 97.8 A Chained 2008 10.0 100.0 92.7
Denmark 97.5 A Chained 2008 15.2 100.0 98.2
Finland 97.5 A Chained 2008 14.6 100.0 97.3
Luxembourg 97.3 A Chained 2008 9.9 100.0 90.6
Norway 97.2 A Chained 2008 15.7 100.0 97.2
Sweden 97.1 A Chained 2008 13.7 100.0 94.6
Ireland 96.9 A Chained 2008 12.3 100.0 91.8
Canada 96.8 A Chained 2008 11.2 100.0 90.1
Germany 96.8 A Chained 2008 11.2 100.0 90.3
Australia 96.7 A Chained 2008 9.9 100.0 88.1
Austria 96.7 A Chained 2008 8.7 100.0 86.8
United Kingdom 96.3 A Chained 2008 10.3 100.0 87.1
Japan 95.9 A Chained 2008 9.6 100.0 84.7
Iceland 95.7 A Chained 2008 13.9 100.0 89.1
United States 95.4 A Chained 2008 7.3 100.0 79.7
France 94.9 A Chained 2008 13.1 100.0 84.8
Belgium 93.3 A Chained 2008 19.2 100.0 86.1
Singapore 92.7 A Chained 2008 10.4 100.0 72.3
Portugal 92.4 A Chained 2008 20.3 100.0 83.8
Spain 90.6 A Chained 2008 21.3 100.0 77.8
Korea, Rep. 90.1 A Chained 2008 22.7 100.0 77.2
Slovenia 89.7 A Chained 2008 23.8 100.0 77
Israel 89.6 A Chained 2008 20.8 100.0 73
Taiwan 89.5 A Chained 2008 22.5 0.0 83.4
Hong Kong 88.9 A Chained 2008 13.6 100.0 61.4
Italy 88.5 A Chained 2008 23.7 100.0 72.2
Chile 88.0 A Chained 2008 19.3 86.7 75.6
Cyprus 87.6 A Chained 2008 27.1 100.0 73
Costa Rica 86.7 B Chained 2008 26.6 91.1 75.7
Malta 86.7 B Chained 2008 27.7 100.0 69.9
Mauritius 86.5 B Chained 2008 20.4 85.6 71.8
Greece 86.3 B Chained 2008 26.9 100.0 67.4
United Arab Emirates 84.7 B Chained 2008 20.4 100.0 52.8
Romania 84.5 B Chained 2008 23.8 84.4 68.7
Poland 84.2 B Chained 2008 22.4 78.9 70.4
Croatia 83.7 B Chained 2008 29.5 86.7 70.9
Mongolia 82.1 B 2015 2008 15.1 92.2 59.5
Bulgaria 81.9 B Chained 2008 27.7 85.6 62
Estonia 80.9 B Chained 2008 22.5 40.0 88.6
Latvia 80.8 B Chained 2008 24.9 53.3 80.3
Bahamas, The 80.7 B 2012 2008 30.2 100.0 74.2
Uruguay 80.7 B 2016 2008 31.7 80.0 81.9
Lithuania 80.6 B Chained 2008 21.6 43.3 83.5
Slovak Republic 80.4 B Chained 2008 14.8 40.0 76.8
Oman 80.1 B 2018 2008 19.8 100.0 43.6
Armenia 79.3 B Chained 2008 39.1 94.4 58.6
Moldova 78.5 B Chained 2008 40.6 91.1 60.2
Brazil 78.1 B Chained 2008 33.2 81.1 57.4
South Africa 77.4 B 2015 2008 28.8 81.1 66.9
North Macedonia 77.2 B Chained 2008 33.4 72.2 61.3
Colombia 77.0 B Chained 2008 33.3 82.2 52
Dominican Republic 76.2 B Chained 2008 33.9 72.2 57.9
Georgia 76.2 B Chained 2008 46.2 87.8 60.5
Jordan 76.1 B 2016 2008 16.9 77.8 47
Malaysia 75.8 B 2015 2008 25.3 76.7 59.5
Bahrain 74.8 B 2010 2008 17.2 100.0 39
Serbia 74.6 B 2015 2008 31.3 88.9 52
Türkiye 74.5 B Chained 2008 31.2 81.1 40.4
Indonesia 74.2 B 2010 2008 22.7 85.6 55.1
Qatar 74.0 C 2018 1993 16.5 100.0 55.2
Hungary 73.8 C Chained 2008 23.3 40.0 60.8
China 73.6 C 2015 2008 12.7 80.0 32.1
Namibia 73.6 C 2015 2008 24.7 51.1 70.3
Saudi Arabia 73.3 C 2010 2008 22.8 100.0 40
Malawi 73.2 C 2017 2008 30.6 70.0 55.8
Philippines 73.1 C 2018 2008 34.1 82.2 47.7
Botswana 72.7 C 2016 2008 26.7 50.0 67.7
Sri Lanka 72.3 C 2015 2008 31.1 80.0 50
Algeria 71.7 C Chained 2008 17.4 50.0 36.9
Ghana 71.4 C 2013 2008 35.6 71.1 64.1
Rwanda 71.4 C 2017 2008 31.3 73.3 46.9
Ukraine 71.1 C Chained 2008 44.2 72.2 49.8
Mexico 70.8 C 2013 2008 29.2 80.0 46.7
Morocco 70.7 C Chained 2008 36.6 66.7 43.4
Suriname 70.7 C 2015 2008 33.0 57.8 63.6
Belarus 70.2 C Chained 2008 37.7 83.3 29.4
Burkina Faso 70.2 C 2015 2008 33.3 67.8 54.1
Togo 69.8 C 2016 2008 29.5 67.8 45.2
Russia 69.5 C Chained 2008 38.0 82.2 27.6
Albania 69.4 C Chained 1993 31.9 87.8 55.4
Argentina 69.4 C 2004 2008 27.3 78.9 62.2
Lesotho 69.3 C 2012 2008 30.9 67.8 54.9
Niger 68.9 C 2015 2008 36.5 68.9 51.9
El Salvador 68.7 C 2014 2008 40.9 82.2 48.3
Senegal 68.7 C 2014 2008 37.7 66.7 56.9
India 68.1 C 2011 2008 39.1 76.7 55.6
Cote d'Ivoire 68.0 C 2015 2008 40.4 71.1 51.5
Guatemala 67.4 D Chained 2008 48.6 73.3 39.7
Uganda 67.3 D 2016 2008 34.4 71.1 38.4
Kenya 67.1 D 2016 2008 32.6 57.8 46.4
Benin 66.9 D Chained 2008 48.8 62.2 46.9
Pakistan 66.9 D 2016 2008 35.6 72.2 37.6
Mauritania 66.2 D 2014 2008 31.3 61.1 43.1
Turkmenistan 66.2 D Chained 2008 34.5 72.2 18
Lebanon 66.0 D Chained 2008 31.4 44.4 35.8
Kuwait 65.8 D 2010 1993 20.1 100.0 46.7
Gambia 65.6 D 2013 2008 44.3 70.0 52.6
Comoros 65.4 D Chained 2008 36.6 46.7 38
Peru 64.6 D 2007 2008 42.2 80.0 52.9
Mozambique 64.4 D 2014 2008 34.3 62.2 38.9
Kyrgyzstan 64.1 D Chained 1993 30.8 90.0 31
Paraguay 64.1 D 2014 2008 46.5 65.6 50.2
Ecuador 63.8 D 2007 2008 37.2 65.6 55.1
Tunisia 63.6 D Chained 1993 30.4 58.9 53.8
Tanzania 63.3 D 2017 2008 46.7 63.3 41.4
Kazakhstan 63.0 D Chained 1993 31.9 78.9 37.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.3 D Chained 1993 33.0 60.0 50.8
Cameroon 62.0 D 2016 2008 29.9 46.7 31.4
Sierra Leone 61.3 D 2006 2008 37.3 60.0 52.1
Zambia 61.2 D 2010 2008 38.7 53.3 48.8
Eswatini 61.1 D 2011 2008 40.9 71.1 34.1
Thailand 60.9 D Chained 1993 46.2 83.3 42.8
Uzbekistan 60.9 D Chained 1993 27.2 67.8 31.6
Azerbaijan 59.8 D Chained 1993 36.8 80.0 29.2
Panama 59.0 D Chained 1993 51.6 61.1 59.9
Myanmar 58.8 D 2016 2008 49.0 74.4 19.6
Egypt 58.3 D 2016 1993 34.8 82.2 34
Vietnam 57.4 D 2010 1993 20.5 74.4 33.9
Nicaragua 57.2 E Chained 2008 52.5 46.7 25
Tajikistan 56.9 E Chained 1993 37.1 72.2 24.3
Bhutan 56.6 E 2000 1993 22.8 60.0 70.3
Guyana 56.5 E 2012 1993 29.1 45.6 59.4
Bangladesh 55.8 E 2016 1993 30.2 60.0 36.3
Jamaica 55.7 E 2007 1993 33.0 54.4 66.5
Liberia 54.8 E 2016 1993 42.6 57.8 49.3
Papua New Guinea 54.6 E 2013 1993 34.6 52.2 50.7
Nigeria 53.4 E 2010 2008 57.7 53.3 40.8
Ethiopia 53.0 E 2015 1993 33.5 47.8 41.3
Laos 53.0 E 2012 1993 27.2 62.2 29.5
Haiti 52.8 E 2011 2008 55.1 53.3 32.9
Guinea-Bissau 51.8 E 2015 1993 35.5 48.9 38.1
Zimbabwe 51.8 E 2012 2008 64.1 58.9 33
Nepal 51.1 E 2000 1993 33.2 72.2 51.4
Madagascar 49.9 E 2007 1993 36.2 54.4 47.1
Guinea 47.8 E 2010 1993 38.8 51.1 36.7
Burundi 44.6 E 2005 1993 36.3 57.8 28
Chad 44.1 E 2005 1993 34.7 54.4 26.7
Mali 44.0 E 1999 1993 33.2 60.0 35.1
Libya 41.4 E 2013 1993 35.3 25.6 20
Angola 41.3 E 2002 1993 39.6 45.6 36.5
Cambodia 41.1 E 2000 1993 40.9 60.0 30.4
Congo, Rep. 40.4 E 2005 1993 40.1 38.9 31.3
Honduras 40.2 E 2000 1993 45.9 56.7 36
Yemen, Rep. 40.0 E 2007 1993 27.3 27.8 17.5
Central African Republic 38.0 E 2005 1993 44.0 36.7 28.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 36.7 E 2005 1993 48.3 40.0 25.5
Gabon 35.5 E 2001 1993 51.6 40.0 35
Bolivia 35.4 E 1990 1993 54.8 66.7 44.9
Sudan 30.7 E 1996 1968 35.5 54.4 36.7
Afghanistan 30.3 E 2002 1993 72.0 57.8 22.7


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Key:
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excelent.

Resources Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.

Governance Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor governance, 100 = Good governance.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality







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