Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1972 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.6% |
| 1980 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.1% |
| 2023 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 128 Japan 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Zambia 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Viet Nam 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Oman 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Australia 0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Mozambique 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.