Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.3% against 3.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 6.5% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.4% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 5.7% | 3.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Africa Eastern and Southern or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.3% against 3.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia rank globally for services, value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.