Services, value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Services, value added 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 151st out of 204 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 64,123 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 32,633 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 122,373 current LCU per person (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 151st out of 204 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.