GDP reading: GDP rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in February, following a 0.1% increase in the prior month....
Fixed Investment in Saudi Arabia
Saudi arabia's economy recorded an average growth rate of 3.2% in fixed investment during the past decade to 2024, which is same level as the % average for . In 2024, the fixed investment growth in Saudi Arabia was 1.6%. For more investment information, visit our dedicated page.
Saudi Arabia Investment Chart
Note: This chart displays Investment (annual variation in %) for Saudi Arabia from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Saudi Arabia Investment Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Investment (ann. var. %) | 3.6 | 19.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 3.3 |
GDP growth rises in Q4
GDP reading: Saudi Arabia's GDP expanded by an upwardly revised 5.0% on a year-on-year basis in Q4 (preliminary reading: +4.9% yoy), following a 4.8% expansion in the prior quarter. Q4's reading was the strongest in a year, driven by the fastest expansion in the oil sector in just over three years as OPEC+ loosened output quotas.
Private consumption drives upturn: Compared with the previous quarter's data, the reading for private consumption improved in Q4 (+3.6% on a year-on-year basis vs +2.7% in Q3). In contrast, readings softened for government consumption (-8.5% vs -3.1% in Q3), fixed investment (-3.1% vs -0.7% in Q3), exports of goods and services (+12.8% vs +18.4% in Q3) and imports of goods and services (+1.0% vs +4.3% in Q3). In seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, the economy grew 1.4% in Q4, following 1.2% growth in the previous quarter.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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