Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 164.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.19 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Saudi Arabia was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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