Saudi GDP up 2.7% in Q1 2025

Riyadh city

Saudi Arabia’s real GDP increased by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

GASTAT stated that the GDP growth was driven by a 4.2% rise in non-oil activities, while government activities grew by 3.2%. In contrast, oil activities saw a 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) decline.

The authority began publishing flash estimates of quarterly GDP starting from Q3 2020, in order to provide timely information about the Saudi economy to decision-makers and users.

GASTAT defines flash estimates of quarterly GDP as the process of estimating quarterly national accounts shortly after the end of the reference quarter, at a time when the data for that period is still incomplete.

The table below shows Saudi GDP growth since 2018:

*Data updated as per GASTAT reports

The table below shows the GDP by sectors at current prices:

 GDP by Sector in Q1 2025