Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0008 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0008 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0008 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 102 Tunisia 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 New Zealand 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Ecuador 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ghana 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Palau 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Nepal 0.0007 units 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.