Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0014 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +191.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +191.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 141 Tonga 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Ghana 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Greece 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bahamas 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 El Salvador 0.0013 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.