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Data sources

The official bodies the figures are built on, what is taken from each one, and a link to the source.

Figures are carried as the agency published them, and every page states the period and the source so a reader can check them directly.

Economic figures

AgencyKind of data
DataSaudi · open APIThis is what drives our indicators page278 official tables: inflation, GDP, trade, jobs, wages and payments. Arabic and English, no key neededSource
GASTAT · bulletinsThe raw material for the «what did it cost» pageThe consumer price index and average goods prices (582 items a month, by unit)Source
GASTAT · databaseThe index is open; the figures need a browser session2,880 tables: regional prices, wholesale prices and the property price indexSource
Ministry of Finance · budget reportThe cleanest government finance fileQuarterly budget performance, revenue and spendingSource
Saudi Central Bank · monthly bulletinNo APIBanks, financing, payments and exchange ratesSource

Companies and tenders

AgencyKind of data
Etimad · tendersRunning on our tenders page288 thousand government tenders: the body, the activity and the closing dateSource
Etimad · upcoming projectsNobody else publishes themGovernment projects before they are tenderedSource
Ministry of Commerce · registry statisticsAnnual, last updated 2024New commercial registrations by activity and citySource
WathiqSAR 12 per lookupThe commercial register record of a single companySource
TadawulBlocks automated accessDisclosures by listed companiesSource
Tadawul · share listPrices are delayed and need a full browser header399 shares with their Arabic names and prices, refreshed every three minutesSource
Capital Market Authority · data interfaceSometimes slow, and needs a retry372 public funds, 2,233 private funds and 240 licensed institutionsSource
Capital Market Authority · announcementsAbout three announcements a weekBoard decisions: offering approvals, trading suspensions and fintech licencesSource
Ministry of InvestmentQuarterly investment reports and their filesSource

Prices

AgencyKind of data
Aramco · fuel pricesNo archive: whoever saves it monthly owns the seriesPetrol and diesel prices, updated monthlySource
Electricity Regulatory AuthorityClean tablesThe electricity tariff for each categorySource
Gold price in riyalsNo key neededThe ounce and the gram priceSource
Property price indexArabic and EnglishProperty prices by region and property type, quarterlySource
Property indicators · Real Estate General AuthorityNo exportRents and transactions by districtSource
The property exchange · Ministry of JusticeThe index today 10,617 pointsProperty transactions by district, and an index updated dailySource

People and the market

AgencyKind of data
App rankings in Saudi ArabiaNo archive: whoever saves it daily owns the historyThe most downloaded apps, finance apps includedSource
Civil Aviation · open dataAirport passenger traffic, 2010 to 2024Source
Monsha'atSME reports, news and eventsSource
The Saudi open data portalBlocks automated access; downloads are manualMore than ten thousand datasetsSource
The Public Investment Fund · US filingsFrom the US Securities and Exchange Commission, public recordThe fund's US equity holdings, share by share, every quarterSource
JODI · oil dataThe Ministry of Energy does not publish itSaudi oil production and exports, monthlySource
MawaniPort and container trafficSource