Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square

Afghanistan
1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
150th
Saudi Arabia rank
148th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 56,890 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 158,794 current LCU per square kilometre 74,665 current LCU per square kilometre 84,128 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 247,459 current LCU per square kilometre 271,104 current LCU per square kilometre 23,644 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2000s 543,536 current LCU per square kilometre 591,072 current LCU per square kilometre 47,536 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre 401,209 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 1.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.74 million current LCU per square kilometre 228,762 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
56,890 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square?
Afghanistan ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,532 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.