Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.35 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
142nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.36 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2629 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3123 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3826 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4441 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4198 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4837 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5122 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5131 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5693 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6023 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6203 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5203 million SLC per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4631 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4446 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4125 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4167 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4036 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4303 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4321 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4728 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5116 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5351 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5371 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5422 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5439 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5619 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5768 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5929 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5892 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.617 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6191 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6149 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6688 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7265 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7697 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7952 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8128 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8635 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8543 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8973 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.996 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.64 million SLC per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.65 million SLC per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4128 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5693 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4746 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4036 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6203 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5464 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4728 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5929 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7342 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6149 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8635 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8973 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.25 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 139 Afghanistan 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 140 Greece 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 141 El Salvador 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 143 Tonga 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 Bahamas 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 145 New Zealand 1.21 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia was 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.