Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia is 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.015 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0186 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0258 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 0.075 million SLC per square kilometre | +191.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0765 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1051 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1217 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1269 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1749 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2546 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1981 | 0.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2444 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2076 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1961 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1751 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1498 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1493 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1538 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1661 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2049 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2303 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2388 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2316 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2355 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2497 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2764 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2891 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.256 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2821 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3306 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3212 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3308 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3765 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4514 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5725 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6566 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7251 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9068 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7485 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9214 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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% | 0.0258 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.075 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1749 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1987 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1493 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.29 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2495 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2049 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2891 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.542 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3212 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9068 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9214 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 140 Afghanistan 2.08 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 141 Cuba 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 1.89 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 Greece 1.75 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bulgaria 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 146 Mozambique 1.7 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, per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia was 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 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.