Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre was 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,149 constant LCU per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,149 constant LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 25,431 constant LCU per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 27,989 constant LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 27,620 constant LCU per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 24,648 constant LCU per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 24,895 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 24,930 constant LCU per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 31,466 constant LCU per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1978 | 28,959 constant LCU per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 26,518 constant LCU per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 26,396 constant LCU per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 23,556 constant LCU per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 24,491 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 27,220 constant LCU per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 29,172 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 28,782 constant LCU per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 24,334 constant LCU per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 26,285 constant LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 63,181 constant LCU per square kilometre | +140.4% |
| 1989 | 51,327 constant LCU per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 52,884 constant LCU per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 48,178 constant LCU per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 66,426 constant LCU per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 66,042 constant LCU per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 58,040 constant LCU per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 51,024 constant LCU per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 59,612 constant LCU per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 59,991 constant LCU per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67,017 constant LCU per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 64,646 constant LCU per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 52,626 constant LCU per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 40,530 constant LCU per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 41,162 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 42,921 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 45,918 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 50,720 constant LCU per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 54,461 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 57,676 constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 70,546 constant LCU per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 62,781 constant LCU per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 70,722 constant LCU per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 83,371 constant LCU per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 97,782 constant LCU per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 101,881 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 101,403 constant LCU per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 103,902 constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85,329 constant LCU per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 80,848 constant LCU per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 82,271 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 92,596 constant LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 85,885 constant LCU per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 90,220 constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 102,851 constant LCU per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 604,266 constant LCU per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 298,624 constant LCU per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +140.4% | 26,285 constant LCU per square kilometre | 63,181 constant LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,260 constant LCU per square kilometre | 20,149 constant LCU per square kilometre | 31,466 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,474 constant LCU per square kilometre | 23,556 constant LCU per square kilometre | 63,181 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,386 constant LCU per square kilometre | 48,178 constant LCU per square kilometre | 67,017 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,934 constant LCU per square kilometre | 40,530 constant LCU per square kilometre | 70,546 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,011 constant LCU per square kilometre | 70,722 constant LCU per square kilometre | 103,902 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,279 constant LCU per square kilometre | 85,885 constant LCU per square kilometre | 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,717 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 130 Samoa 130,559 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 131 New Zealand 114,375 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 133 Belarus 107,578 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 134 Finland 97,709 constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 135 Fiji 97,542 constant LCU per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 110,158 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,149 constant LCU per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.