Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2792 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd 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 | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0086 million SLC per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0136 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0136 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0141 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.017 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0232 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0261 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0327 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0388 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0456 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.062 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0708 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0799 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0797 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0998 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1172 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1259 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1302 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1449 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1499 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1533 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1658 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1856 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1827 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1619 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2014 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2792 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9102 million SLC per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million SLC per square kilometre, 19% of 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 | +169.4% | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0086 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0129 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0101 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0148 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0231 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.017 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0283 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0305 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0799 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1455 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0998 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1856 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2295 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1619 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2792 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3119 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 131 United States 0.3105 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 132 Vanuatu 0.2947 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2697 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 135 Andorra 0.253 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 136 Belarus 0.245 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 0.2754 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 0.2792 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 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd 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 111.5%. 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 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 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 ÷ 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 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.