Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia is 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 134th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.3404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3285 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3222 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2565 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2377 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2377 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 131 Sri Lanka 0.2353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Comoros 0.2342 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Kazakhstan 0.2279 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 New Zealand 0.2248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Ecuador 0.2234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Australia 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.