Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Manufacturing, value added was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia peaked at 94.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 1975.
Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | -5.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | -0.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 0.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -4.6% | 12.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.75 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -245.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 263.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 70.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 39.99 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 130,594 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 36,070 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 4.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Saudi Arabia was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 1975.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.