Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Manufacturing, value added was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia stood at 15.8%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7.7% | — |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +28.5% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 4.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 16.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,766 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -32.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0971 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,354 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia was 15.8% 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 16.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.