KPI |
2024 - Saudi Arabia |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 44 / Score 63.27 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.45 |
0.70 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.45 Best: Singapore 0.70
67.33% |
1.92Value: 1.925
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.14 |
-1.68 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14
59.24% |
0.58Value: 0.58305078745
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 53 / Score 52.5 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.21 |
-1.59 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21
52.86% |
0.42Value: 0.41858547926
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
1.96 |
-1.53 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96
52.17% |
0.29Value: 0.29062327743
|
Business Environment
Rank 9 / Score 78.84 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.38 |
1.79 |
Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38
78.73% |
5.4Value: 5.4038330581
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.98 |
3.19 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.19 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.98
78.97% |
6.18Value: 6.1827888889
|
Education
Rank 48 / Score 57.38 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
1.20 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.88 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.65 |
6.70 |
Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65
73.47% |
16.95Value: 16.949430466
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
337.45 |
Worst: Cambodia 337.45 Best: China 579.03
20.61% |
387.24Value: 387.24009064
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
43.67 |
6.13 |
Worst: Ethiopia 43.67 Best: Croatia 6.13
78.09% |
14.35Value: 14.353546515
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 40 / Score 39.79 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.20 |
4.27 |
Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20
47.61% |
73.75Value: 73.749206543
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
40.23 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23
61.16% |
28.07Value: 28.068660736
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
72.98 |
0.05 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98
5.59% |
4.13Value: 4.1267900467
|
Research and Development
Rank 31 / Score 33.16 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9929.18 |
14.52 |
Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18
8.27% |
834.81Value: 834.80573
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02
7.54% |
0.46Value: 0.46335
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
33011.65 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65
3.52% |
1162.98Value: 1162.9800606
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.80
48.99% |
48.4Value: 48.4
|
ICTs
Rank 26 / Score 85.04 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
28.55 |
Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
22.31 |
Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00
91.22% |
93.18Value: 93.176302743
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
80.22% |
0.82Value: 0.822
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
68.69% |
0.69Value: 0.6932
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 25 / Score 46.97 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52670.16 |
28.51 |
Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16
21.55% |
11373.85Value: 11373.852573
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.30 |
2.10 |
Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30
59.09% |
3.4Value: 3.4
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
46.25 |
13.90 |
Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25
39.27% |
26.6Value: 26.602333333
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 123 / Score 6.26 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
41.58 |
2.12 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58
12.76% |
7.16Value: 7.157
|
Low-carbon energy use, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.74 |
0.01 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74
0.07% |
0.07Value: 0.068338785513
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.33 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33
5.93% |
0.79Value: 0.78727342057
|
Credit
Rank 24 / Score 49.44 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
81.78% |
6.05Value: 6.04915
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
263.59 |
8.44 |
Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59
17.06% |
51.98Value: 51.979826408
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
31.68 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 31.68
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 21 / Score 37.15 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
15.5% |
0Value: 0.0030992762948
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1506.46 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1506.46
19.34% |
291.48Value: 291.47502407
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.75 |
0.00 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: Singapore 2.75
2.43% |
0.07Value: 0.066815909622
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.83 |
0.00 |
Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83
1.55% |
0.03Value: 0.028401140431
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 54 / Score 59.44 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
69.11% |
3.92Value: 3.9232526277
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.55 |
0.06 |
Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06
64.39% |
0.23Value: 0.23450450169
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
32897.93 |
5.44 |
Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93
6.81% |
2246.54Value: 2246.54
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 109 / Score 17.71 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.14 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
3.90 |
Worst: Saudi Arabia 3.90 Best: Ecuador 73.70
0% |
3.9Value: 3.9
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.55 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.55
3.29% |
0.18Value: 0.1825
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
48.73% |
39.39Value: 39.394331065
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.51 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 31 / Score 37.42 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.75 |
2.25 |
Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75
60.27% |
4.36Value: 4.3592771977
|
Public Research–Industry co-publications, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
0.13 |
Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05
7.65% |
0.81Value: 0.81267321153
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.31 |
2.69 |
Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31
99.84% |
5.31Value: 5.3057004302
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.22 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22
9.15% |
0.02Value: 0.020129889541
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.12 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12
0.94% |
0.55Value: 0.54762646234
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 118 / Score 15.97 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.44 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44
0% |
0Value: 0
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.30 |
0.25 |
Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30
13.74% |
8.23Value: 8.2288579779
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
18.27 |
0.01 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27
3.92% |
0.73Value: 0.72525575691
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.37 |
-117.26 |
Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37
76.13% |
1.22Value: 1.2176354597
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.64 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64
6.95% |
6.02Value: 6.0231378659
|
knowledge creation
Rank 52 / Score 22.06 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09
1.83% |
1.21Value: 1.2118337472
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90
1.14% |
0.17Value: 0.17003926037
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
97.43 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 97.43
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
46.86 |
0.64 |
Worst: Angola 0.64 Best: Iceland 46.86
38.12% |
18.26Value: 18.258299429
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
3051.00 |
48.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00
17.32% |
568Value: 568
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 85 / Score 22.09 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.99 |
-5.54 |
Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99
27.21% |
-2.13Value: -2.1308233657
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
22.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25
0.41% |
0.09Value: 0.090129877153
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99
28.45% |
0.28Value: 0.281642467
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
81.95 |
1.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95
31.22% |
26.3Value: 26.298699364
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 66 / Score 17.61 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.49 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
45.26 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26
1.74% |
0.79Value: 0.7861789032
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
33.00 |
0.05 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00
1.36% |
0.5Value: 0.49673267866
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.24 |
0.10 |
Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24
5.07% |
1.88Value: 1.8823879542
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.26 |
-1.71 |
Worst: Cameroon -1.71 Best: Japan 2.26
58.65% |
0.62Value: 0.6184346
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 51 / Score 33.49 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
89.89 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89
88.66% |
59.12Value: 59.11927066
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
241.72 |
1.19 |
Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72
4.4% |
11.77Value: 11.766319764
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
25.74 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74
1.64% |
0.42Value: 0.42130520912
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25
38.77% |
9.4Value: 9.4027282314
|
Creative Goods
Rank 82 / Score 7.91 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
19.21 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21
0.07% |
0.01Value: 0.014048884665
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
36.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86
1.16% |
0.43Value: 0.42864203204
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.49 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.49
23.5% |
0.84Value: 0.83541864715
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.09
3.33% |
0.4Value: 0.40276646762
|
Online creativity
Rank 84 / Score 22.85 |
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
2663.43 |
0.11 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43
0.42% |
11.2Value: 11.20474567
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
11029509.53 |
3245.98 |
Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53
1.21% |
137002.9Value: 137002.89671
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
90598013.84 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84
0.15% |
135216.02Value: 135216.02123
|