Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +92.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 million USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0514 million USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.06 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0763 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0823 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0889 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0914 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0793 million USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0797 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0816 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0823 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0988 million USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1271 million USD per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7652 million USD per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.083 million USD per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +102.8% | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0797 million USD per square kilometre | 0.06 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0914 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1117 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0823 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 94 Rwanda 0.1548 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 95 Nigeria 0.1456 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cuba 0.1436 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 0.13 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.122 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 100 Samoa 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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.