Agriculture, forestry and fishing
How the sector's enterprises perform: revenue, operating expenses, employee compensation, operating surplus and where they sit geographically, from the official data.
Workers and Saudi share · Q2 2026
Registered workersQ2 2026
232,015Saudi shareQ2 2026
9.4%Saudis: 21,881Female participationQ2 2026
4.2%Saudi women are 70% of the women workingSaudis as a share of the sector's workers
9.4%Q2 2026
05101520
Workers currently insured at enterprises in this sector. Source: GASTAT, social insurance contributors by sector.
Sector workers by region · Q2 2026
| Region | Workers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 153,297 | 66.1% |
| Eastern Province | 19,394 | 8.4% |
| Makkah | 17,488 | 7.5% |
| Al-Qassim | 16,881 | 7.3% |
| Hail | 6,578 | 2.8% |
| Aseer | 4,514 | 1.9% |
| Tabuk | 3,085 | 1.3% |
| Jazan | 3,056 | 1.3% |
| Najran | 2,602 | 1.1% |
| Al-Madinah | 2,382 | 1.0% |
| Al-Jouf | 2,282 | 1.0% |
| Al-Baha | 276 | 0.1% |
| Northern Borders | 180 | 0.1% |
Workforce figures are assigned administratively to the enterprise's registered head office. Source: GASTAT, workers by administrative region and economic activity.
Bank credit to the sector
10.2billion riyalsSep 2026
8101215
Source: Saudi Central Bank, bank credit by sector.
Merchandise exports
0.39billion riyalsApr 2026
00.20.40.6
Source: GASTAT, international trade statistics.
Real GDP
30.9billion riyalsQ2 2026
10203040
The sector's share of GDP in Q2 2026: 2.7%, and year-on-year growth: +2.6%. At constant prices. Source: GASTAT, national accounts.
Foreign investment licences
| Year | New licences |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
Source: Ministry of Investment (Invest Saudi).
Cumulative foreign direct investment stock in the sector: 2.9 مليار ريال بنهاية 2025، وبلغت التدفقات الداخلة خلال العام 0.7 billion riyals.Read more
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