Services, value added (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 48.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Saudi Arabia stood at 48.9%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 57.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1974.
That places Saudi Arabia 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.3% | — |
| 1971 | 30.2% | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -41.9% |
| 1975 | 27.0% | +70.9% |
| 1976 | 28.4% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 31.5% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 33.7% | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 48.9% | +4.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 48.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 74% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 48.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +70.9% | 15.8% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.7% | 15.8% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 27.4% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 41.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 30.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 34.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 40.2% | 54.6% | 6 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Services, value added in Saudi Arabia was 48.9% 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 57.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1974.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for services, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.