A production line
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) added 1.5% year-on-year (YoY) in May 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The IPI rose to 108.84 points in May 2025, according to the base year 2021, compared to 107.26 points in May 2024.
GASTAT attributed the growth to higher activity in mining, quarrying, manufacturing, water supply, sanitation, as well as waste management and treatment sectors.
The IPI measures the relative change in production quantities of materials and goods, tracking their transformation from raw materials to final consumable products for economic returns.
The following table shows the development of the index:
Industrial Production Index (IPI)*
Period
IPI (Points)
Change (YoY)
January 2024
102.58
(9.4%)
February
105.06
(6.3%)
March
104.45
(8.8%)
April
105.27
(6.3%)
May
107.26
(2%)
June
103.69
(5.8%)
July
104.66
+0.1%
August
106.57
+2.5%
September
106.25
+0.3%
October
106.99
+5.1%
November
103.64
+3.3%
December
104.32
+2.2%
January 2025
103.58
+1.0%
February
105.27
+0.2%
March
107.93
+3.3%
April
106.18
+0.9%
May
108.84
+1.5%
*Updatedaccording to GASTAT data.
Mining and quarrying activity rose 2.1% YoY in May 2025, supported by a slight increase in oil output to 9.18 million barrels per day (bpd) from 8.99 million a year earlier.
The manufacturing sub-index rose 0.9% YoY, driven by stronger activity in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, which rose 14%.
The following table shows the value of the IPI by its constituent activities:
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
May 2024
May 2025
Change
Mining Quarrying
98.64
100.73
+2.1%
Manufacturing
122.24
123.37
+0.9%
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning Supply
105.61
97.46
(7.7%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment
120.80
139.50
+15.5%
IPI
107.26
108.84
+1.5%
A production line
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) added 1.5% year-on-year (YoY) in May 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The IPI rose to 108.84 points in May 2025, according to the base year 2021, compared to 107.26 points in May 2024.
GASTAT attributed the growth to higher activity in mining, quarrying, manufacturing, water supply, sanitation, as well as waste management and treatment sectors.
The IPI measures the relative change in production quantities of materials and goods, tracking their transformation from raw materials to final consumable products for economic returns.
The following table shows the development of the index:
Industrial Production Index (IPI)*
Period
IPI (Points)
Change (YoY)
January 2024
102.58
(9.4%)
February
105.06
(6.3%)
March
104.45
(8.8%)
April
105.27
(6.3%)
May
107.26
(2%)
June
103.69
(5.8%)
July
104.66
+0.1%
August
106.57
+2.5%
September
106.25
+0.3%
October
106.99
+5.1%
November
103.64
+3.3%
December
104.32
+2.2%
January 2025
103.58
+1.0%
February
105.27
+0.2%
March
107.93
+3.3%
April
106.18
+0.9%
May
108.84
+1.5%
*Updatedaccording to GASTAT data.
Mining and quarrying activity rose 2.1% YoY in May 2025, supported by a slight increase in oil output to 9.18 million barrels per day (bpd) from 8.99 million a year earlier.
The manufacturing sub-index rose 0.9% YoY, driven by stronger activity in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, which rose 14%.
The following table shows the value of the IPI by its constituent activities:
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
May 2024
May 2025
Change
Mining Quarrying
98.64
100.73
+2.1%
Manufacturing
122.24
123.37
+0.9%
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning Supply
105.61
97.46
(7.7%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment
120.80
139.50
+15.5%
IPI
107.26
108.84
+1.5%