Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 11.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.07
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
22nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
11.07
in 2023
All-time low
5.76
in 2012
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2023

02.557.5102008201520232008: 6.82009: 6.22010: 5.92011: 5.92012: 5.82014: 7.52015: 7.92016: 8.22017: 9.22018: 9.62019: 10.52020: 8.92021: 9.82022: 10.62023: 11.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 11.07 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 11.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.76, in 2012.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 6.81 —
2009 6.17 -9.4%
2010 5.93 -3.9%
2011 5.87 -1.0%
2012 5.76 -1.9%
2014 7.46 +29.5%
2015 7.88 +5.6%
2016 8.18 +3.8%
2017 9.2 +12.5%
2018 9.59 +4.2%
2019 10.46 +9.1%
2020 8.88 -15.1%
2021 9.84 +10.8%
2022 10.58 +7.5%
2023 11.07 +4.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 11.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 11.07 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.22, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.49 6.17 6.81 2
2010s 7.81 5.76 10.46 9
2020s 10.09 8.88 11.07 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 19 Barbados 11.58 compare
  2. 20 Romania 11.33 compare
  3. 21 Greece 11.21 compare
  4. 23 Albania 10.8 compare
  5. 24 San Marino 10.42 compare
  6. 25 Portugal 10.01 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia was 11.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 11.07 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.76 in 2012.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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