Saudi Arabia’s construction cost index (CCI) rose 2.2% year on year (YoY) to 104 points in September, compared with 101.8 points a year earlier, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said.
The index, based on 2023 as the base year, measures changes in the costs of construction materials and services over time.
Residential construction costs rose 2.1% YoY in September, while non-residential costs increased 2.6%, GASTAT said.
Construction Cost Index
Period
Index (Points)
YoY Change
January 2026
102.4
1.4%
February
102.5
1.4%
March
103.2
2%
April
103.7
2.4%
May
103.9
2.6%
June
104
2.7%
July
104
2.3%
August
104
2.3%
September
104
2.2%
The overall increase was driven mainly by a 4.4% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs, a 3% increase in energy costs, and a 1.6% rise in labor costs.
Basic materials, which account for 48.5% of the index, recorded a 1.7% increase.
Construction Cost Index by Components
Main Categories
Weight
Sept. 2025
Sept. 2026
Change
Basic Materials
48.5
98.96
100.67
1.7%
Labor
29.9
103.38
105.08
1.6%
Equipment Machinery Rental
19.0
103.07
107.64
4.4%
Energy
2.5
131.02
134.93
3%
Index
48.5
101.77
104.05
2.2%
Residential construction costs, which account for 77.5% of the index, rose 2.1% YoY, driven by a 4.1% increase in equipment and machinery rental costs, a 3% rise in energy costs, a 1.5% increase in labor costs, and a 1.7% rise in basic materials costs.
Non-residential construction costs increased 2.6% YoY, reflecting a 5.8% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs, alongside increases of 3.0% in energy costs, 2.0% in labor costs and 1.8% in basic materials costs.
Construction Cost Index by Sector
Main Categories
Weight
Sept. 2025
Sept. 2026
Change
Residential Sector
77.5%
101.83
104
2.1%
Basic Materials
37.5%
99.06
100.75
1.7%
Labor Costs
23%
103.44
105.03
1.5%
Equipment Machinery Rental
14.9%
103.07
107.25
4.1%
Energy
2%
131.02
134.93
3%
Non-Residential Sector
22.5%
101.54
104.2
2.6%
Basic Materials
11%
98.63
100.42
1.8%
Labor Costs
6.9%
103.18
105.27
2%
Equipment Machinery Rental
4.1%
103.08
109.06
5.8%
Energy
0.6%
131.02
134.93
3%
Index
100%
101.77
104.05
2.2%
Saudi Arabia’s construction cost index (CCI) rose 2.2% year on year (YoY) to 104 points in September, compared with 101.8 points a year earlier, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said.
The index, based on 2023 as the base year, measures changes in the costs of construction materials and services over time.
Residential construction costs rose 2.1% YoY in September, while non-residential costs increased 2.6%, GASTAT said.
Construction Cost Index
Period
Index (Points)
YoY Change
January 2026
102.4
1.4%
February
102.5
1.4%
March
103.2
2%
April
103.7
2.4%
May
103.9
2.6%
June
104
2.7%
July
104
2.3%
August
104
2.3%
September
104
2.2%
The overall increase was driven mainly by a 4.4% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs, a 3% increase in energy costs, and a 1.6% rise in labor costs.
Basic materials, which account for 48.5% of the index, recorded a 1.7% increase.
Construction Cost Index by Components
Main Categories
Weight
Sept. 2025
Sept. 2026
Change
Basic Materials
48.5
98.96
100.67
1.7%
Labor
29.9
103.38
105.08
1.6%
Equipment Machinery Rental
19.0
103.07
107.64
4.4%
Energy
2.5
131.02
134.93
3%
Index
48.5
101.77
104.05
2.2%
Residential construction costs, which account for 77.5% of the index, rose 2.1% YoY, driven by a 4.1% increase in equipment and machinery rental costs, a 3% rise in energy costs, a 1.5% increase in labor costs, and a 1.7% rise in basic materials costs.
Non-residential construction costs increased 2.6% YoY, reflecting a 5.8% rise in equipment and machinery rental costs, alongside increases of 3.0% in energy costs, 2.0% in labor costs and 1.8% in basic materials costs.
Construction Cost Index by Sector
Main Categories
Weight
Sept. 2025
Sept. 2026
Change
Residential Sector
77.5%
101.83
104
2.1%
Basic Materials
37.5%
99.06
100.75
1.7%
Labor Costs
23%
103.44
105.03
1.5%
Equipment Machinery Rental
14.9%
103.07
107.25
4.1%
Energy
2%
131.02
134.93
3%
Non-Residential Sector
22.5%
101.54
104.2
2.6%
Basic Materials
11%
98.63
100.42
1.8%
Labor Costs
6.9%
103.18
105.27
2%
Equipment Machinery Rental
4.1%
103.08
109.06
5.8%
Energy
0.6%
131.02
134.93
3%
Index
100%
101.77
104.05
2.2%
