Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
38th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Saudi Arabia
0.050.10.150.2196519952025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0812 current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.1578 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.