Saudi Arabia GDP Annual Growth Rate
How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the same quarter a year earlier, in real terms, before seasonal adjustment; the figure GASTAT headlines.
−4.7%
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Q1 2011 to Q2 2026
Source: Computed from OECD quarterly national accounts (GASTAT) · real GDP at constant prices, not seasonally adjusted, change on the same quarter a year earlier.
Saudi Arabia GDP Annual Growth Rate in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Saudi Arabia, the GDP annual growth rate fell by 9.0pp over the year to Q2 2026, from 4.3% in Q2 2025.
It is the lowest reading since Q2 2020.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −4.7% in Q2 2026 to 14.5% in Q2 2022.
Its average since Q1 2011 is 3.8%, and the latest reading is below that.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- Computed from OECD quarterly national accounts (GASTAT)
- Series
- See the citation below
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Unit
- %
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not seasonally adjusted
- Latest observation
- Q2 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Data refreshed 2026-10-09. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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