The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced that Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, supported by growth across all major economic sectors. Oil-related activities increased by 5.7%, non-oil activities rose by 4.9%, and government activities expanded by 0.9%.
According to the real GDP report for 2025 and the fourth quarter of the same year released by GASTAT, the Kingdom’s GDP at current prices reached SAR 4,789 billion in 2025. Crude oil and natural gas activities made the largest contribution to the economy, accounting for 17.1% of total GDP. Government activities followed with a 14.0% share, while wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels contributed 12.3%. Manufacturing activities excluding oil refining accounted for 11.1%, and construction activities represented 8.0%.
The report also showed that the Saudi economy grew by 5.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Several sectors recorded strong performance during the period, led by crude oil and natural gas activities, which grew by 12.4% year-on-year and 4.2% quarter-on-quarter. Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels followed with annual growth of 5.4%.
Oil activities were the main driver of real GDP growth in the fourth quarter, contributing 2.6 percentage points, while non-oil activities added 2.4 percentage points. On a seasonally adjusted basis, non-oil activities contributed 0.9 percentage points and oil activities contributed 0.5 percentage points during the same quarter.
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