Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.6914 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export unit values, US dollar in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export unit values, us dollar in Saudi Arabia is 0.6914, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8685 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3943, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6414 | — |
| 1971 | 0.4475 | -30.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3943 | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4874 | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8685 | +78.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5877 | -32.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7002 | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5955 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4485 | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6253 | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7208 | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5087 | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6723 | +32.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6317 | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5855 | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5257 | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.522 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6159 | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.699 | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6627 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6342 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6413 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6041 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6883 | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6218 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6605 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5857 | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.611 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6249 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.606 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7067 | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6968 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6773 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6298 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5674 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6408 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6098 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6428 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6459 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6901 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6238 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6956 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7142 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7499 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6914 | -7.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6914 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7925, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6914 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7094, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +78.2% | 0.4874 | 0.8685 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5796 | 0.3943 | 0.8685 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6144 | 0.5087 | 0.7208 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6278 | 0.5857 | 0.6883 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6507 | 0.5674 | 0.7067 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.695 | 0.6238 | 0.7499 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Saudi Arabia?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Saudi Arabia was 0.6914 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8685 in 1974.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3943 in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.