Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 1.88 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.88 million SLC per square kilometre for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 144th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0091 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0675 million SLC per square kilometre | +247.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.106 million SLC per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1218 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1253 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1704 million SLC per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2481 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2841 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2488 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2198 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2058 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.193 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1681 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1665 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1707 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1825 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2128 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2349 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2415 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2362 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2368 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2535 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2765 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.289 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2583 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2858 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3322 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3243 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3349 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3778 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4544 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5773 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6633 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7363 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9227 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7636 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9337 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — 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 | +247.0% | 0.0194 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0675 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0719 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0091 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1704 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2087 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1665 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2841 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2525 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2128 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.289 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5487 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3243 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9227 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9337 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.49 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 141 Dominica 2.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Afghanistan 2.09 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 143 Cuba 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 145 Sierra Leone 1.88 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 146 Tonga 1.82 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 1.72 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 national income — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Saudi Arabia was 1.88 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.