GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0001 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0001 USD per square kilometre for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0001 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1974 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +161.7% |
| 1975 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1981 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0 USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 USD per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +161.7% | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | 0 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 170 Mexico 0.0001 USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Libya 0.0001 USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Angola 0.0001 USD per square kilometre compare
- 174 Indonesia 0.0001 USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Algeria 0 USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Kazakhstan 0 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.