Saudi Arabia's GDP rises 4.8% in the third quarter of this year

Saudi Arabia's real GDP grew by 4.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed.

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All economic activities recorded year-on-year growth, with oil activities rising by 8.3 per cent, non-oil activities by 4.3 per cent, and government activities by 1.4 per cent.

Seasonally adjusted results showed real GDP rising by 1.4 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2025. Oil activities increased by 3.3 per cent, non-oil activities by 0.6 per cent, and government activities by 1.1 per cent on a quarterly basis.

Saudi Arabia's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), flash estimates of GDP for Q2 2025, released today by the General Authority for Statistics in Saudi Arabia, showed that non-oil activities recorded the highest growth at 4.7 per cent, followed by oil activities at 3.8 per cent and government activities at 0.6 per cent.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose by 2.1 per cent in Q2 compared to Q1, with oil activities leading the growth at 5.6 per cent, non-oil activities increasing by 1.6 per cent, while government activities declined by 0.8 per cent.