A production line
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) added 2% year-on-year (YoY) in March 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed. 
The IPI rose to 106.51 points in March 2025, according to the base year 2021, compared to 104.45 points in March 2024.
GASTAT attributed the growth to higher activity in manufacturing, water supply, sanitation, 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
105.37
(6.3%)
May
107.48
(1.8%)
June
103.95
(5.6%)
July
104.74
+0.2%
August
106.50
+2.5%
September
106.27
+0.03%
October
105.93
+4.1%
November
102.89
+2.5%
December
103.92
+1.8%
January 2025
103.94
+1.3%
February
105.40
+0.3%
March
106.51
+2.0%
Mining and quarrying activity declined 0.2% YoY in March 2025 amid lower oil production in the Kingdom. Oil output reached 8.96 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, down from 8.97 million bpd in the year-earlier period.
The Industrial Production Index rose 5.1% YoY, driven by higher production in chemicals, chemical products, and food products.
Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply activity grew by 0.9%, while water supply, sewage, and waste management activity rose by 15%, compared to March of the previous year.
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
March 2024
March2025
Change
Mining Quarrying
98.25
98.42
(0.2%)
Manufacturing
116.31
122.21
+5.1%
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning Supply
86.23
87.04
(0.9%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment
126.36
109.85
+15.0%
IPI
106.51
104.45
+2.0%
A production line
Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) added 2% year-on-year (YoY) in March 2025, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The IPI rose to 106.51 points in March 2025, according to the base year 2021, compared to 104.45 points in March 2024.
GASTAT attributed the growth to higher activity in manufacturing, water supply, sanitation, 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
105.37
(6.3%)
May
107.48
(1.8%)
June
103.95
(5.6%)
July
104.74
+0.2%
August
106.50
+2.5%
September
106.27
+0.03%
October
105.93
+4.1%
November
102.89
+2.5%
December
103.92
+1.8%
January 2025
103.94
+1.3%
February
105.40
+0.3%
March
106.51
+2.0%
Mining and quarrying activity declined 0.2% YoY in March 2025 amid lower oil production in the Kingdom. Oil output reached 8.96 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, down from 8.97 million bpd in the year-earlier period.
The Industrial Production Index rose 5.1% YoY, driven by higher production in chemicals, chemical products, and food products.
Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply activity grew by 0.9%, while water supply, sewage, and waste management activity rose by 15%, compared to March of the previous year.
IPI by Activity
Main Sectors
March 2024
March2025
Change
Mining Quarrying
98.25
98.42
(0.2%)
Manufacturing
116.31
122.21
+5.1%
Electricity, Gas, Steam Air-Conditioning Supply
86.23
87.04
(0.9%)
Water Supply, Sanitation, Waste Management Treatment
126.36
109.85
+15.0%
IPI
106.51
104.45
+2.0%
