Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.9716 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import quality, mean, us dollar in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.9716.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9832 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7661, in 1971.
Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8272 | — |
| 1971 | 0.7661 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8349 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8742 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9028 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8464 | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8748 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8703 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8247 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8802 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8851 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.865 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9232 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8536 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9035 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8828 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9828 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9617 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9832 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9636 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9364 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9654 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9651 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9557 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9416 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9418 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9537 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9341 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9402 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9451 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9369 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9322 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9264 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9358 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.907 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9153 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9176 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9263 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9184 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9257 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9009 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9206 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9481 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9716 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8502 | 0.7661 | 0.9028 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9126 | 0.8536 | 0.9832 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9498 | 0.9341 | 0.9654 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9261 | 0.907 | 0.9451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9334 | 0.9009 | 0.9716 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Saudi Arabia?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Saudi Arabia was 0.9716 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9832 in 1989.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7661 in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Import quality, Mean, 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.