Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0176 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0176 million SLC per person.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0187 million SLC per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +155.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +44.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 million SLC per person | +27.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.003 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.003 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.011 million SLC per person | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0187 million SLC per person | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 million SLC per person | -5.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0176 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0067 million SLC per person, 2.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0176 million SLC per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0155 million SLC per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +155.9% | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0018 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0028 million SLC per person | 0.0046 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 million SLC per person | 0.0034 million SLC per person | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 million SLC per person | 0.0039 million SLC per person | 0.0074 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 million SLC per person | 0.0089 million SLC per person | 0.0132 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 million SLC per person | 0.011 million SLC per person | 0.0187 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 84 Eswatini 0.0187 million SLC per person compare
- 85 San Marino 0.0182 million SLC per person compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0179 million SLC per person compare
- 88 Puerto Rico 0.0168 million SLC per person compare
- 89 Switzerland 0.0161 million SLC per person compare
- 90 Poland 0.0155 million SLC per person 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 0.0176 million SLC per person 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 0.0187 million SLC per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 87th 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 73.4%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.