Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia stood at -3.7 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 114.3% on the previous year and down 290.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 247 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -17.25 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 216th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 20.87 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1973 | 34.82 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1974 | 247 % change on previous year | +609.4% |
| 1975 | 8.48 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 1976 | 44.75 % change on previous year | +427.9% |
| 1977 | 14.93 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1978 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1979 | 36.06 % change on previous year | +1168.5% |
| 1980 | 45.57 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 14.54 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1982 | -12.44 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 1983 | -11.64 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1984 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1985 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1986 | -12.91 % change on previous year | +107.3% |
| 1987 | -0.9655 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1988 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -364.2% |
| 1989 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +170.7% |
| 1990 | 16.58 % change on previous year | +140.1% |
| 1991 | 10.4 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1992 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 1993 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -178.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2608 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1995 | 7.07 % change on previous year | +2610.2% |
| 1996 | 9.04 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1998 | -10.63 % change on previous year | -333.9% |
| 1999 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2000 | 16.21 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 2001 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2002 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -238.1% |
| 2003 | 12.8 % change on previous year | +292.4% |
| 2004 | 20.28 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 2005 | 27.05 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 14.9 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 11.01 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 25.32 % change on previous year | +130.0% |
| 2009 | -17.25 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2010 | 22.28 % change on previous year | -229.2% |
| 2011 | 28.22 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 2013 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2015 | -12.31 % change on previous year | -701.3% |
| 2016 | -0.7335 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2017 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -979.2% |
| 2018 | 17.72 % change on previous year | +174.8% |
| 2019 | -0.9165 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2020 | -11.61 % change on previous year | +1166.4% |
| 2021 | 18.86 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 2022 | 25.87 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 2023 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2610.2% | 0.2608 % change on previous year | 7.07 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1166.4% | -0.9165 % change on previous year | -11.61 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +1168.5% | 2.84 % change on previous year | 36.06 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +979.2% | -0.7335 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.94 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 247 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.9 % change on previous year | -12.91 % change on previous year | 45.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | -10.63 % change on previous year | 16.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.12 % change on previous year | -17.25 % change on previous year | 27.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 % change on previous year | -12.31 % change on previous year | 28.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 % change on previous year | -11.61 % change on previous year | 25.87 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 215 Yemen -2.8 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Eritrea -4.53 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Gabon -5.15 % change on previous year compare
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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 national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Saudi Arabia was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 247 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.25 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 216th out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 290.8%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.