Services, value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Services, value added was 6.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Saudi Arabia is 6.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 42.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 1986.
That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 3.9% | 42.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -1.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 1.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | -2.4% | 9.1% | 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2067 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 7,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1947 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 5.14 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Services, value added in Saudi Arabia was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 1986.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for services, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.