Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Saudi Arabia

Women in ministerial positions in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 0%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 190.

2025 0% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 183of 190
Period maximum 0%2005
Period minimum 0%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025-1-0.500.51200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 0%2008: 0%2010: 0%2012: 0%2014: 0%2015: 0%2016: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0%2022: 0%2023: 0%2024: 0%2025: 0%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 0%
World 22.4%
Western Asia computed 14.6%
High-income countries computed 29.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0 +0 pp
2024 0 +0 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0
2012 0
2010 0
2008 0
2005 0

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.