Saudi Arabia logged YoY growth in all economic activities, GASTAT data shows
Saudi Arabia’s real GDP grew by 4.8% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the year-ago period, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed. 
According to the results, all economic activities recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth, with oil activities increasing by 8.3%, non-oil activities by 4.3%, and government activities by 1.4%.
GASTAT earlier announced it adopted the moving chain methodology in calculating the real GDP and issued the Q4 2023 bulletin based on the new methodology, transitioning from the traditional fixed base-year methodology.
The moving chain methodology is a dynamic approach used to measure economic growth rates, specifically in estimating real growth rates for national accounts.
This approach uses weights and prices from the year prior to the year of measurement to provide a measurement across contiguous time periods, accurately reflecting the current economic conditions of any country using this methodology.
Saudi Arabia logged YoY growth in all economic activities, GASTAT data shows
Saudi Arabia’s real GDP grew by 4.8% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the year-ago period, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed.
According to the results, all economic activities recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth, with oil activities increasing by 8.3%, non-oil activities by 4.3%, and government activities by 1.4%.
GASTAT earlier announced it adopted the moving chain methodology in calculating the real GDP and issued the Q4 2023 bulletin based on the new methodology, transitioning from the traditional fixed base-year methodology.
The moving chain methodology is a dynamic approach used to measure economic growth rates, specifically in estimating real growth rates for national accounts.
This approach uses weights and prices from the year prior to the year of measurement to provide a measurement across contiguous time periods, accurately reflecting the current economic conditions of any country using this methodology.
