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Macroeconomic indicators

A board of 32 national indicators from the official sources: the latest reading, the one before it, and the highest and lowest ever recorded.

Markets

The Saudi stock market.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
The Tadawul index (TASI)10,441index points11,12713,734lowest 5,623Sep 2026

Growth and output

Gross domestic product and its growth rates: oil activities, non-oil activities and government activities.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Nominal GDP1,195billion riyals1,2061,206lowest 470.9Q2 2026
Real GDP growth, government activities0.89%1.4515.39lowest −3.24Q2 2026
Real GDP growth, oil activities−24.79%2.8722.51lowest −24.79Q2 2026
Real GDP growth, non-oil activities0.85%2.7815.96lowest −9.54Q2 2026

Prices and inflation

Consumer prices, producer prices and construction cost.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Consumer price inflation, year on year1.87%1.826.37lowest −3.04Sep 2026
Consumer price index105.8index points105.8105.8lowest 84.43Sep 2026
Producer price index108.2index points108.1112.6lowest 98.80Aug 2026
Construction cost index104.0index points104.0104.0lowest 101.2Sep 2026

Labour market

Employment, unemployment and pay.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Unemployment among Saudis6.48%6.3715.45lowest 6.32Q2 2026
Average monthly wage5,794riyals5,8356,601lowest 5,422Q2 2026
Employment-to-population ratio65.17%65.1266.28lowest 63.40Q2 2026

Trade and the external sector

Exports, imports, the current account and workers' remittances.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Current account−35.52billion riyals15.43209.4lowest −87.86Q2 2026
Merchandise exports87.24billion riyals84.46147.1lowest 37.34Aug 2026
Merchandise trade balance15.60billion riyals13.2487.04lowest −3.65Aug 2026
Merchandise imports71.64billion riyals71.2286.41lowest 35.32Aug 2026
Workers' remittances sent abroad68.27billion riyals64.8468.27lowest 12.48Q2 2026

Public finance

Government revenue, spending, and the surplus or deficit.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Government revenue, oil185.1billion riyals144.7250.4lowest 92.58Q2 2026
Government revenue, non-oil153.7billion riyals116.3153.7lowest 32.07Q2 2026
Budget surplus or deficit−34.29billion riyals−125.777.91lowest −125.7Q2 2026
Government expenditure, current326.8billion riyals343.3343.3lowest 141.2Q2 2026
Government expenditure, capital46.23billion riyals43.43110.5lowest 14.84Q2 2026

Money and investment

Reserves and foreign direct investment.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Total reserve assets1,698billion riyals1,7542,797lowest 155.3Jul 2024
Net foreign direct investment81.40billion riyals80.00106.3lowest 3.80in 2025

Energy

Oil production and prices.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Crude oil production9.48million barrels a day8.9610.59lowest 1.64in 2025
Arabian Light crude price71.15dollars a barrel81.49110.2lowest 1.30in 2025

Business activity

Private sector activity: purchasing, construction, spending and occupancy.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Tourist accommodation occupancy rate57.91%57.8262.80lowest 34.58Dec 2024
Building permits issued5,621permits5,8289,452lowest 2,755Aug 2026
Consumer confidence110.0index points113.5115.8lowest 102.2Jun 2026
Point-of-sale transactions1,087million transactions1,1071,107lowest 0.30Sep 2026
Purchasing Managers' Index55.26index points53.7663.79lowest 42.42Sep 2026

Population

Population and its growth.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingHighest readingReference period
Annual population growth4.50%−2.405.60lowest −2.50in 2022

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