Saudi Arabia: Services, value added (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Saudi Arabia's services, value added (constant LCU) rose 6.3% on 2024 (from 2.23 trillion to 2.37 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 42.4% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.4% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 90.19 billion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Saudi Arabia had the 60th highest value of the 161 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2025 ranking

• Norway — 56th of 161: 2.54 trillion
• Iceland — 57th of 161: 2.42 trillion
• Germany — 58th of 161: 2.41 trillion
• Equatorial Guinea — 60th of 161: 2.2 trillion
• France — 61st of 161: 1.92 trillion
• United Kingdom — 62nd of 161: 1.86 trillion

What this measures

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 56 values

Services, value added (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 469.67 billion (2024)
• Algeria — 5.46 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 9.05 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — 525.45 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 4.68 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 36,637.2 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 79.35 trillion (2025)
• Israel — 1.22 trillion (2024)
• Jordan — 23.81 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 22.09 billion (2025)
• Lebanon

More economic policy & debt data for Saudi Arabia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$505.16 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$459.8 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$1.28 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 4.79 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$926.78 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 4.9 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$34,537 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 129,512 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$25,066 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 132,580 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Saudi Arabia's services, value added (constant LCU)?

2.37 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,257% from 100.61 billion in 1970 (5.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.37 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 100.61 billion in 1970.

How does Saudi Arabia rank?

60th highest of 161 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in services, value added (constant LCU) unusual for Saudi Arabia?

In 2025, Saudi Arabia's services, value added (constant LCU) rose 6.3% on 2024 (from 2.23 trillion to 2.37 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.SRV.TOTL.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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