How rich is Saudi Arabia? 1. GDP
The total GDP of Saudi Arabia is more than 800 billion US dollars. Many people may think that this is not much! The GDP of a developed province is not as high as ours. But there are few Saudis, with an average of 24,000 US dollars per person. This per capita GDP is several times that of our country, ranking high in the world and firmly belonging to economically developed countries.
2. National background
In addition, Saudi Arabia's foreign exchange reserves are maintained at 500-600 billion US dollars every year. The annual fiscal revenue is as high as more than 220 billion US dollars. Among them, by exporting oil, there are more than 200 billion US dollars in income every year. We can see that Saudi Arabia's prosperity basically depends on selling oil. At present, the proven oil reserves in Saudi Arabia can be exploited for about 70- 100 years. It can be said that within a hundred years, Saudi Arabia will not have to worry about money.
3. Let's talk about wage income first
Some people have counted hundreds of Saudi enterprises and calculated the salaries of Saudi employees, which are generally above 12000 rials (Saudi currency). Converted into RMB, it is about more than 20 thousand. As for workers in some special positions, their income is even higher. In addition, the most important point is that prices in Saudi Arabia are similar to those in our country. Think about it, what kind of life can a person with a monthly salary of 20,000 live in China? The monthly salary of 20,000 is only the average salary in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, in terms of relative wealth, Saudi residents are generally richer than us.
4. Social welfare
Saudi Arabia has implemented public health care for its citizens. As long as you see a doctor in a public hospital, you don't need to spend money to see a doctor, get an injection or take medicine. Even some major operations are all paid by the government. Many people may say that it takes a long time for public hospitals to wait in line for several months. It is a populous country, while the total population of Saudi Arabia is only over 34 million. The medical conditions in public hospitals will not be crowded. Of course, these benefits are aimed at nationals. If you were a citizen of another country in the past, you would not enjoy such high treatment. If you go to work in Saudi Arabia, the income of the same job is not as high as that of the locals. In fact, part of their income is equivalent to subsidies.
In Arab countries, the rich are really rich and the poor are really poor. In the League of Arab States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Oman are all developed countries. With more oil reserves, more money and naturally developed economy, the country will certainly be rich. However, countries like Yemen and Egypt are also poor. Don't say that compared with our country, African countries are all in the lower economic ranking. The League of Arab States currently has 22 members. Economic development is relatively good, like Saudi Arabia, which is really rich. There are several poor people, such as Egypt, who are even worse off than Southeast Asian countries. So, the League of Arab States, that is the real rich, and the poor are the real poor!