GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 204,925 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 158th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 204,925 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 230,348 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 238,822 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 231,645 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 235,490 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 249,720 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 276,408 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 289,127 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 256,041 current LCU per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 282,105 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 330,597 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 321,217 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 330,756 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 376,463 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 451,360 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 572,534 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 656,602 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 725,142 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 906,754 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 748,536 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 921,426 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.70 million current LCU per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,463 current LCU per square kilometre | 204,925 current LCU per square kilometre | 289,127 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 541,996 current LCU per square kilometre | 321,217 current LCU per square kilometre | 906,754 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 921,426 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 155 Central African Republic 2.49 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 156 Northern Mariana Islands 2.38 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 157 Dominica 2.37 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 159 Afghanistan 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 160 Tonga 1.94 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 1.89 million current LCU 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: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,925 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 158th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (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.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (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.