Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.361 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.361 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3638 million USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0608 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.361 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3638 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0701 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0833 million USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.102 million USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1184 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1119 million USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.129 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1366 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1368 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1518 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1606 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1654 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1388 million USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1235 million USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.11 million USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1111 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1076 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1261 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1364 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1427 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1432 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1446 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.145 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1498 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1538 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1571 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1645 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1651 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.164 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1783 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1937 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2052 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.212 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2167 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2303 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2278 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2393 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2656 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.28 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2871 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.298 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3114 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3173 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3202 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3304 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3341 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3384 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3638 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.361 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.361 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.361 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4451 million USD per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1101 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1518 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1266 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1076 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1654 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1457 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1261 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1958 million USD per square kilometre | 0.164 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2303 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2983 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2393 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3341 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3463 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3638 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Montenegro 0.385 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Chile 0.3766 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 Uruguay 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.3366 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Georgia 0.3294 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.361 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3638 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.