Saudi Economy Posts 4.5 Percent Growth In 2025, GASTAT Reports

The General Authority for Statistics reports that Saudi Arabia’s real GDP increases 4.5% in 2025 versus 2024. Growth covers oil, non-oil, and government activities. The Saudi economy also expands 5.0% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Oil activities rise 5.7% across 2025, while non-oil activities grow 4.9% and government activities edge up 0.9%. At current prices, total GDP reaches SAR4,789 billion in 2025, highlighting the combined impact of these sectors on Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth.

Crude oil and natural gas activities provide the largest share of total output in 2025 at 17.1%. Government activities follow with 14.0%, then wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels at 12.3%. Manufacturing excluding oil refining contributes 11.1%, and construction accounts for 8.0% of GDP.

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The overall expansion in 2025 is therefore spread across many activities rather than one source. Oil-related sectors retain the biggest single weight in the economy, but non-oil industries and construction also show steady roles in Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth, supporting diversification goals and wider economic stability.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, crude oil and natural gas activities record the highest growth among sectors. These activities increase 12.4% compared with the same quarter of 2024 and 4.2% on a quarterly basis, underlining their continued influence on Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth.

Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels rise 5.4% year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2025. Oil activities contribute 2.6 percentage points to real GDP growth that quarter, while non-oil activities add 2.4 percentage points. On a seasonally adjusted basis, non-oil activities account for 0.9 percentage points and oil activities 0.5 percentage points.

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These results from the General Authority for Statistics show that both oil and non-oil segments support Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth in 2025. Annual and quarterly figures indicate balanced contributions from energy, services, industry, and government, reflecting broad-based expansion across the Saudi economy during the year.

With inputs from SPA