Saudi real GDP up3.4% in Q1 2025

09/06/2025 Argaam Special

Saudi real GDP up3.4% in Q1 2025


Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

 

 GASTAT earlier announced it adopted the moving chain methodology in calculating the real GDP and issued the Q4 2023 bulletin based on the new methodology, transitioning from the traditional fixed base-year methodology.

 

The Moving chain methodology is a dynamic approach used to measure economic growth rates, specifically in estimating real growth rates for national accounts. This approach uses weights and prices from the year prior to the year of measurement to provide a measurement across contiguous time periods, accurately reflecting the current economic conditions of any country using this methodology.

 

Non-oil activities rose by 4.9% during the three-month period, while government activities grew by 3.2% YoY. On the other hand, oil activities fell 0.5% YoY.

 

GDP by Regulatory Sectors (Moving Chain Methodology) (SAR bln)

Sector

Q1 2024

Q1 2025

Change

Oil Activities

299.04

297.70

(0.5%)

Non-Oil Activities

631.26

662.42

4.9%

Government Activities

167.16

172.48

3.2%

Total Value Added

1097.46

1134.02

3.3%

Net Product Tax

60.12

62.52

4.0%

GDP

1157.58

1196.54

3.4%

*The moving chain methodology is a non-additive model, so subcomponents do not correspond to totals.

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