Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1673 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1673 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.011 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0117 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.013 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0143 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0166 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0205 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0266 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0293 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0307 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0308 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0321 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0322 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0334 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0347 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0365 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0392 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0448 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0495 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0519 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0541 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.056 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0604 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0687 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0737 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0801 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0868 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0951 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.097 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1048 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1161 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.121 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1258 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.139 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1499 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1552 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1557 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1559 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1428 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1552 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1673 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7488 million SLC per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6252 million SLC per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0182 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0262 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0308 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0397 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0321 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0495 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0724 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0519 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.097 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1384 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1048 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1567 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1428 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1673 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 131 Kuwait 0.1931 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.1777 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 0.1719 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 135 Greece 0.1544 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bulgaria 0.1541 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 137 Lesotho 0.148 million SLC 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia was 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1673 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.