INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Saudi Arabia’s real GDP up by 3.9 percent in Q2 2025: GASTAT

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose by 2.1 percent in Q2 compared to Q1.
  • Flash estimates of GDP for Q2 say non-oil activities recorded the highest growth at 4.7 percent.
  • The estimates, released by GASTAT, said oil activities grew by 3.8 percent and government activities at 0.6 percent.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), flash estimates of GDP for Q2 2025, released today by the General Authority for Statistics in Saudi Arabia, showed that non-oil activities recorded the highest growth at 4.7 percent, followed by oil activities at 3.8 percent and government activities at 0.6 percent.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose by 2.1 percent in Q2 compared to Q1, with oil activities leading the growth at 5.6 percent, non-oil activities increasing by 1.6 percent, while government activities declined by 0.8 percent.