GDP (purchasing power parity):
•   $687.7 billion (2011 est.)
•   $642.3 billion (2010 est.)
•   $611.1 billion (2009 est.)
•   $599.1 billion (2008 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
•  $587.5 billion (2011 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
•    7.1% (2011 est.)
•   5.1% (2010 est.)
•   0.1% (2009 est.)
•   4.3% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
•   $24,400 (2011 est.)
•   $23,300 (2010 est.)
•   $22,900 (2009 est.)
•   $24,000 (2008 est.)

Budget:
•  Revenues: $295.7 billion
•  Expenditures: $214.3 billion (2011 est.)

Exports:
•   $364.7 billion (2011 est.)
•   $251.1 billion (2010 est.)
•   $192.3 billion (2009 est.)

Imports:
•   $120 billion (2011 est.)
•   $99.17 billion (2010 est.)
•   $97.43 billion (2010 est.)

Debt - external:
•   $107.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
•   $85.01 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
•   $72.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
•   $204.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
•   $187.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
•   $167 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
•   $17.73 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
•   $14.29 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
•   $11.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Military expenditures:  10% of GDP (2005 est.)
 

Airports: 217

 Airports - with paved runways: 81
•   Over 3,047 m: 33
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 27
•   914 to 1,523 m: 2
•   Under 914 m: 4 

 Airports - with unpaved runways: 136
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 71
•   914 to 1,523 m: 41
•   Under 914 m: 16 (2010)
Heliports:  9 (2010)
Aircraft Departures: 108,000
 

 
IATA Code: SV| ICAO Code: SVA | Callsign SAUDIA

الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines Building
Khalidya Street
P.O.Box 620
Jeddah 21231, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 2-686-0000
Fax: +966 2-686-4552
www.saudiairlines.com

Ownership: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (100%)

March 1947 Based in Jeddah (JED), Saudi Arabian Airlines is the national airline of Saudi Arabia with hubs: Dammam (DMM) ; Riyadh (RUH). It operates both domestic and international scheduled flights covering more than 70 destinations across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and North America. It also operates domestic and international charter flights, primarily during the Hajj season and Ramadan. Staff members approx. 19,000.

Alliances: Austrian, Cyprus Airways, EgyptAir, Ethiopian, Etihad, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, SAA, SriLankan, Syrianair, Tunisair