Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Manufacturing, value added was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 94.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 1975.
Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 190 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 7.9% | — |
| 1970 | 94.5% | +1095.1% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -97.9% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +181.4% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +51.3% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | -5.1% | -160.1% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | -298.4% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -49.5% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +65.3% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +41.4% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -88.1% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | -107.5% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -4196.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -90.4% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +1122.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -89.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +732.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +92.9% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -68.4% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -63.5% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +140.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +117.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +78.6% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -78.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +302.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +67.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -81.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +108.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -56.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -52.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -67.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +370.8% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | -266.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -376.3% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -98.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +2318.7% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | -5.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | -0.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 0.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -4.6% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 50 Sint Maarten 5.3% compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.2% compare
- 52 Nicaragua 5.1% compare
- 54 Jordan 5.1% compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 5.1% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 5.0% 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7258 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 25,066 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 3.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 132,579 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7248 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 1975.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.