Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) was 0.0085 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0085 1000 USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0192 1000 USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 USD per person, in 1968.
That places Saudi Arabia 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +96.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +112.2% |
| 1974 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +44.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | +91.2% |
| 1979 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +62.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | -46.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +70.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -82.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | +391.3% |
| 1991 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | +29.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -37.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | +142.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 1000 USD per person | +56.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | +95.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 1000 USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 1000 USD per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0192 1000 USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 1000 USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 1000 USD per person | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 1000 USD per person | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 1000 USD per person | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 1000 USD per person | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -7.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0085 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0125 1000 USD per person, 68% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0085 1000 USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0078 1000 USD per person, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +391.3% | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | 0.0063 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.008 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | 0.01 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 1000 USD per person | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | 0.0192 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | 0.0132 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0085 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 1000 USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 USD per person in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.