Saudi Arabia's GDP contracted by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023, following a revised 2.3% decline in the previous three-month period, missing the preliminary estimates of a 0.4% growth. source: General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia

GDP Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 0.81 percent from 2010 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 5.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a record low of -4.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Saudi Arabia GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia GDP Growth Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on March of 2024.

GDP Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 1.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia GDP Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Full Year GDP Growth -0.80 7.50 percent Dec 2023
GDP Growth Rate YoY -4.30 -3.20 percent Dec 2023
GDP Constant Prices 891377.00 843676.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Agriculture 21015.00 22437.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Construction 46340.00 44778.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Manufacturing 98496.00 100511.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Mining 214655.00 219050.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Transport 51716.00 43378.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP from Utilities 8562.00 20895.00 SAR Million Dec 2023
GDP Growth Non Oil Sector 3.81 3.00 percent Dec 2023
GDP Growth Oil Sector -16.08 -16.02 percent Dec 2023
GDP Growth Rate -0.60 -2.30 percent Dec 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 282911.00 260559.00 SAR Million Dec 2023

Saudi Arabia GDP Growth Rate
Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy. Shipments of oil account for 87 percent of total exports and for 46 percent of GDP. In recent years, in order to diversify the economy, the government has been investing in telecommunications, petrochemicals, natural gas exploitation and power generation sectors.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.60 -2.30 5.70 -4.90 2010 - 2023 percent Quarterly
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