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Saudi Arabia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

22nd of 149 · 2nd in MENA+
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Air transport, passengers carriedSaudi Arabia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 12.1M in 1994 to 48M in 2023.199520002005201020152020010M20M30M40M50M48M

Saudi Arabia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 12.1M in 1994 to 48M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

31st of 137 · 3rd in MENA+
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Air transport, freightSaudi Arabia's air transport, freight rose from 809.5 in 1994 to 1,037 in 2023.19952000200520102015202005001,0001,5002,0002,5001,037

Saudi Arabia's air transport, freight rose from 809.5 in 1994 to 1,037 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

40th of 78 · 4th in MENA+*
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Rail lines (total route-km)Saudi Arabia's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,018 km in 1995 to 2,939 km in 2018.199520002005201020151,0002,0003,0002,939 km

Saudi Arabia's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,018 km in 1995 to 2,939 km in 2018.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

61st of 71 · 7th in MENA+*
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Railways, passengers carriedSaudi Arabia's railways, passengers carried fell from 164 in 1995 to 134.7 in 2018.199520002005201020150100200300400134.7

Saudi Arabia's railways, passengers carried fell from 164 in 1995 to 134.7 in 2018.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

57th of 81 · 5th in MENA+*
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Railways, goods transportedSaudi Arabia's railways, goods transported rose from 822 in 1995 to 1,852 in 2010.19952000200520101,0001,5002,0001,852

Saudi Arabia's railways, goods transported rose from 822 in 1995 to 1,852 in 2010.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

27th of 103 · 4th in MENA+
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Container port trafficSaudi Arabia's container port traffic rose from 5.31M in 2010 to 8.03M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220244M6M8M10M12M8.03M

Saudi Arabia's container port traffic rose from 5.31M in 2010 to 8.03M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

18th of 165 · 2nd in MENA+
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Liner shipping connectivity indexSaudi Arabia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 41.2 in 2006 to 69.5 in 2021.20102015202030405060708069.5

Saudi Arabia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 41.2 in 2006 to 69.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

37th of 138 · 5th in MENA+
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Logistics performance index, overallSaudi Arabia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.0 in 2007 to 3.4 in 2022.20102015202033.23.43.4

Saudi Arabia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.0 in 2007 to 3.4 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in MENA+
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Access to electricity (% of population)Saudi Arabia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.199520002005201020152020100%100%100%100.0 %

Saudi Arabia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

176th of 183 · 22nd in MENA+
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Mortality caused by road traffic injurySaudi Arabia's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 17.1 /100k in 2000 to 35.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201515202530354035.9 /100k

Saudi Arabia's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 17.1 /100k in 2000 to 35.9 /100k in 2019.

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