Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Western Asia
Western Asia: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.6597 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia is 0.6597, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia peaked at 1.29 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9032, in 2022.
Western Asia ranks 25th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.29 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9385 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.927 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.951 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9209 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9032 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9312 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6597 | -29.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -29.2% | 0.9312 | 0.6597 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.927 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8732 | 0.6597 | 0.951 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 5.58 compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.46 compare
- 24 Mauritania 5.39 compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.25 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 5.14 compare
- 27 Yemen 5.09 compare
- 28 Tajikistan 5.06 compare
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.19 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia was 0.6597 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2010.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9032 in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Western Asia ranks 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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