A manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) fell 18.7% year-on-year (YoY) in Mayto 87.9 points, from 108.1 points a year earlier, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said. 
GASTAT attributed the decline to lower output in the mining and quarrying and manufacturing avtivities.
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 2025
103.46
+0.9%
February
103.8
(1.2%)
March
108.08
+3.5%
April
104.94
(0.3%)
May
108.82
+1.5%
June
109.7
+5.8%
July
112.68
+7.7%
August
113.92
+6.9%
September
115.88
+9.1%
October
115.13
+7.6%
November
113.33
+9.3%
December
115.05
+10.3%
January 2026
115.07
+11.2%
February
119.41
+15%
March
91.02
(15.8%)
April
84.86
(19.1%)
May
87.87
(18.7%)
The mining and quarrying sub-index fell 28.6% YoY in May. The manufacturing sub-index declined 6.2%, weighed by a 16.7% drop in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products and a 4% decline in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products.
The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning sub-index declined 1.4% YoY in May, while the water supply, sewerage, waste management and Treatment activities sub-index grew 5.7%.
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
May 2025
May 2026
Change %
Mining Quarrying
100.73
71.96
(28.6%)
Manufacturing
120.11
112.72
(6.2%)
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning
116.02
114.37
(1.4%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment Activities
126.9
134.09
5.7%
IPI
108.14
87.87
(18.7%)
A manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) fell 18.7% year-on-year (YoY) in Mayto 87.9 points, from 108.1 points a year earlier, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said.
GASTAT attributed the decline to lower output in the mining and quarrying and manufacturing avtivities.
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 2025
103.46
+0.9%
February
103.8
(1.2%)
March
108.08
+3.5%
April
104.94
(0.3%)
May
108.82
+1.5%
June
109.7
+5.8%
July
112.68
+7.7%
August
113.92
+6.9%
September
115.88
+9.1%
October
115.13
+7.6%
November
113.33
+9.3%
December
115.05
+10.3%
January 2026
115.07
+11.2%
February
119.41
+15%
March
91.02
(15.8%)
April
84.86
(19.1%)
May
87.87
(18.7%)
The mining and quarrying sub-index fell 28.6% YoY in May. The manufacturing sub-index declined 6.2%, weighed by a 16.7% drop in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products and a 4% decline in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products.
The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning sub-index declined 1.4% YoY in May, while the water supply, sewerage, waste management and Treatment activities sub-index grew 5.7%.
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
May 2025
May 2026
Change %
Mining Quarrying
100.73
71.96
(28.6%)
Manufacturing
120.11
112.72
(6.2%)
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning
116.02
114.37
(1.4%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment Activities
126.9
134.09
5.7%
IPI
108.14
87.87
(18.7%)
