GASTAT: Saudi Economy Grows 4.8% in Q3 2025

 The real gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2025 grew by 4.8% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Gross Domestic Product Q3/2025 bulletin of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). This growth was driven by increases across all main economic activities year-on-year (Y-o-Y), oil activities rose by 8.3%, non-oil activities by 4.3%, and government activities by 1.4%.
 The bulletin also showed that seasonally adjusted real GDP grew by 1.4% compared to the second quarter of 2025. Specifically, oil activities increased by 3.3%, non-oil activities by 0.6%, and government activities by 1.1% quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q).
 Notably, the majority of economic activities recorded positive growth on an annual basis. Petroleum refining activities registered the highest growth rates in the third quarter of 2025, reaching 11.9% Y-o-Y and 3.9% Q-o-Q.