Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a growth rate of 4.8 percent in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This growth was driven by increases across all main economic activities year-on-year (Y-o-Y), according to the Gross Domestic Product Q3/2025 bulletin, released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Monday.

These include oil activities recording a surge of 8.3 percent while non-oil activities shot up by 4.3 percent, and government activities by 1.4 percent. The bulletin also showed that seasonally adjusted real GDP grew by 1.4 percent compared to the second quarter of 2025. Specifically, oil activities increased by 3.3 percent, non-oil activities by 0.6 percent, and government activities by 1.1 percent quarter-on-quarter basis.

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 percent year-on-year and 3.9 percent quarter-on-quarter basis.