Machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Machinery and transport equipment was 2.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2022, machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +218.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.3%, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +218.5% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Saudi Arabia was 2.9% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).