The CCI is a relative number that measures changes in construction costs over two time periods for a basket of building materials and construction services.
Saudi Arabia’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) rose by 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) in January 2026, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). 
The CCI advanced to 102.4 points in January 2026, based on the 2023 base year, compared to 101 points in January 2025.
The index rise was driven by a 1.4% YoY hike in residential construction costs and 1.5% in non-residential construction costs.
The CCI is a relative number that measures changes in construction costs over two time periods for a basket of building materials and construction services. It is considered an important indicator relied upon by planners and researchers in the fields of development and production in general.
Construction Cost Index
Period
Index (Points)
YoY Change
January 2024
100
(0.5%)
February
100.2
(0.5%)
March
100.2
(0.8%)
April
100.2
(0.5%)
May
100.1
(0.5%)
June
100.1
(0.04%)
July
101
+1.2%
August
101
+1.5%
September
101
+1.7%
October
100.8
+1.6%
November
100.7
+1.6%
December
100.7
+1.4%
January 2025
101
+1%
February
101.1
+0.9%
March
101.2
+1%
April
101.2
+1%
May
101.3
+1.2%
June
101.2
+1.1%
July
101.7
+0.7%
August
101.8
+0.7%
September
101.8
+0.7%
October
101.74
+1%
November
101.8
+1%
December
101.8
+1.1%
January 2026
102.4
+1.4%
Last January, labor costs increased by 2.6% YoY, while energy costs and machinery rental costs were up 3% YoY and 2% YoY, respectively. Basic material costs went up 0.3% YoY.
Construction Cost Index by Section
Main Section
Weight
January
2025
January
2026
Change
Basic Material Costs
48.5%
98.8
99.1
+0.3%
Labor Costs
29.9%
101.8
104.4
+2.6%
Equipment Rental Costs
19.0%
102.1
104.1
+2.0%
Energy Costs
2.5%
131.0
134.9
+3.0%
CCI
100.0%
101.0
102.4
+1.4%
In the residential sector, the index went up, supported by a 2.5% jump in labor costs and a 1.9% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs.
In the non-residential sector, the index also inched up amid a 2.6% rise in labor costs and a 2.3% increase in equipment and machinery rental prices.
Energy prices in both the residential and non-residential sectors surged by 3%.
Construction Cost Index by Sector
Main Section
Weight
January
2025
January
2026
Change
Residential Sector
Basic Material Costs
37.5%
98.9
99.3
0.3%
Labor Costs
23.0%
101.8
104.3
2.5%
Equipment Rental Costs
14.9%
102.1
104.0
1.9%
Energy Costs
2.0%
131.0
134.9
3.0%
CCI
77.5%
101.1
102.4
1.4%
Non-Residential Sector
Basic Material Costs
11.0%
98.5
98.8
0.3%
Labor Costs
6.9%
101.9
104.6
2.6%
Equipment Rental Costs
4.1%
102.1
104.4
2.3%
Energy Costs
0.6%
131.0
134.9
3.0%
CCI
22.5%
100.9
102.4
1.5%
The CCI is a relative number that measures changes in construction costs over two time periods for a basket of building materials and construction services.
Saudi Arabia’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) rose by 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) in January 2026, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The CCI advanced to 102.4 points in January 2026, based on the 2023 base year, compared to 101 points in January 2025.
The index rise was driven by a 1.4% YoY hike in residential construction costs and 1.5% in non-residential construction costs.
The CCI is a relative number that measures changes in construction costs over two time periods for a basket of building materials and construction services. It is considered an important indicator relied upon by planners and researchers in the fields of development and production in general.
Construction Cost Index
Period
Index (Points)
YoY Change
January 2024
100
(0.5%)
February
100.2
(0.5%)
March
100.2
(0.8%)
April
100.2
(0.5%)
May
100.1
(0.5%)
June
100.1
(0.04%)
July
101
+1.2%
August
101
+1.5%
September
101
+1.7%
October
100.8
+1.6%
November
100.7
+1.6%
December
100.7
+1.4%
January 2025
101
+1%
February
101.1
+0.9%
March
101.2
+1%
April
101.2
+1%
May
101.3
+1.2%
June
101.2
+1.1%
July
101.7
+0.7%
August
101.8
+0.7%
September
101.8
+0.7%
October
101.74
+1%
November
101.8
+1%
December
101.8
+1.1%
January 2026
102.4
+1.4%
Last January, labor costs increased by 2.6% YoY, while energy costs and machinery rental costs were up 3% YoY and 2% YoY, respectively. Basic material costs went up 0.3% YoY.
Construction Cost Index by Section
Main Section
Weight
January
2025
January
2026
Change
Basic Material Costs
48.5%
98.8
99.1
+0.3%
Labor Costs
29.9%
101.8
104.4
+2.6%
Equipment Rental Costs
19.0%
102.1
104.1
+2.0%
Energy Costs
2.5%
131.0
134.9
+3.0%
CCI
100.0%
101.0
102.4
+1.4%
In the residential sector, the index went up, supported by a 2.5% jump in labor costs and a 1.9% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs.
In the non-residential sector, the index also inched up amid a 2.6% rise in labor costs and a 2.3% increase in equipment and machinery rental prices.
Energy prices in both the residential and non-residential sectors surged by 3%.
Construction Cost Index by Sector
Main Section
Weight
January
2025
January
2026
Change
Residential Sector
Basic Material Costs
37.5%
98.9
99.3
0.3%
Labor Costs
23.0%
101.8
104.3
2.5%
Equipment Rental Costs
14.9%
102.1
104.0
1.9%
Energy Costs
2.0%
131.0
134.9
3.0%
CCI
77.5%
101.1
102.4
1.4%
Non-Residential Sector
Basic Material Costs
11.0%
98.5
98.8
0.3%
Labor Costs
6.9%
101.9
104.6
2.6%
Equipment Rental Costs
4.1%
102.1
104.4
2.3%
Energy Costs
0.6%
131.0
134.9
3.0%
CCI
22.5%
100.9
102.4
1.5%
