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أصدرت الهيئة العامة للإحصاء نشرة الرقم القياسي للإنتاج الصناعي لشهر نوفمبر من عام 2025م، ووفقًا للنتائج الأولية لهذه النشرة فقد ارتفع مؤشر الرقم القياسي لكميات الإنتاج الصناعي على أساسٍ سنوي بنسبة 10.4%، وذلك مقارنةً بالشهر المماثل من عام 2024م، مدعومًا بأداء نشاط التعدين واستغلال المحاجر، ونشاط الصناعة التحويلية، ونشاط إمدادات المياه، وأنشطة الصرف الصحي وإدارة النفايات ومعالجتها، أما على أساس شهري فقد سجَّل المؤشر انخفاضًا شهريًّا بنسبة 0.7% مقارنةً بشهر أكتوبر 2025م.
هذا وقد سجَّل الرقم القياسي الفرعي لنشاط التعدين واستغلال المحاجر ارتفاعًا سنويًا بنسبة 12.6% خلال شهر نوفمبر 2025م متأثرًا بارتفاع مستوى الإنتاج النفطي ليصل إلى 10.1 ملايين برميل يوميًّا مقارنةً بـ 8.9  ملايين برميل يوميًا في نوفمبر 2024م، فيما ارتفع المؤشر على أساس شهري بنسبة 0.5%.
الجدير بالذكر أن الرقم القياسي للإنتاج الصناعي يعكس التغيرات في حجم كميات الإنتاج الصناعي اعتمادًا على بيانات مسح الإنتاج الصناعي الذي يُنفّذ على عينة من المنشآت العاملة في أنشطة التعدين واستغلال المحاجر، والصناعة التحويلية، وإمدادات الكهرباء والغاز والبخار وتكييف الهواء، وإمدادات المياه والصرف الصحي وإدارة النفايات، ويتم تصنيف البيانات وفق التصنيف الوطني للأنشطة الاقتصادية  (ISIC4)وتُنشر النتائج بشكل شهري وفق منهجيات إحصائية معتمدة.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released today the results of Tourism Establishments Statistics for Q3 of 2025. The findings indicate that the hotel room occupancy rate reached 49.1% during Q3 2025, representing an increase of 2.9 percentage points compared to the same quarter of 2024, when the occupancy rate was 46.1%. In contrast, the occupancy rate for serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities stood at 57.4% in Q3 2025, compared to 58.0% in the corresponding quarter of 2024, reflecting a decline of 0.5 percentage points.
Results indicated that the total number of licensed tourism hospitality facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounted to 5,622 facilities during Q3 2025, an increase of 40.6% compared to the same quarter of 2024, when the number reached 3,998 facilities. Serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities constituted 52.6% of the total, with 2,955 facilities, while hotels accounted for 47.4%, totaling 2,667 hotels.
The average length of stay for hotel guests during Q3 2025 was approximately 4.1 nights, recording a decrease of 1% compared to the same quarter of 2024, when the average stay was 4.2 nights. Meanwhile, the average length of stay for guests in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities reached about 2.1 nights during the same period, declining slightly by 0.2% compared to Q3 2024, according to the publication.
The publication also revealed that the total number of employees engaged in tourism activities during Q3 2025 reached around 1,009,691, marking a growth of 6.4% compared to the same quarter of 2024, when employment totaled 948,629 employees. Saudi employees accounted for 245,171 employees, representing 24.3% of the total, while non-Saudi workers numbered 764,520, or 75.7%. In terms of gender distribution, male employees totaled 875,658, accounting for 86.7% of the total, whereas female employees numbered 134,033, representing a participation rate of 13.3%.
It is worth noting that the Tourism Establishments Statistics for Q3 2025 are compiled from multiple sources to ensure comprehensive coverage of tourism activities in the Kingdom. These sources include administrative records, statistical surveys, and secondary data.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) reported that the value of Saudi Arabia’s services exports reached SAR 58.2 billion in Q3of 2025, while the value of services imports into Saudi Arabia amounted to SAR 120.8 billion during the same period.
According to the publication’s results, travel services ranked first among the Saudi Arabia’s  services exports, with a value of SAR 33.8 billion, followed by transport services in second place at SAR 9.7 billion. On the imports side, transport services ranked first with a value of SAR 32.3 billion, while travel services came second at SAR 30.8 billion.
GASTAT emphasized that it adopts a statistical methodology based on international best practices, in accordance with the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification (EBOPS 2010). Data quality is ensured through the treatment of missing values and the review of internal and temporal consistency, in line with internationally recognized standards and practices.
 

The results of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Statistics for Q3 of 2025 indicated that net inflows reached SAR 24.9 billion, representing an increase of 34.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, amounting SAR 18.5 billion. Net inflows also recorded a 5.2% increase compared to the previous quarter, during which they totaled SAR 23.7 billion. According to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Statistics publication for Q3 of 2025 issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). 
Publication’s results indicated that FDI inflows reached approximately SAR 27.7 billion in Q3 of 2025, representing a 4.4% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024, reaching SAR 26.5 billion. In addition, inflows rose by 3.3% compared to the previous quarter, during which they totaled SAR 26.8 billion.
Publication’s results indicated that FDI outflows amounted to approximately SAR 2.7 billion in Q3 of 2025, reflecting a decrease of 65.7% compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching SAR 8.0 billion. In addition, outflows declined by 11.4% compared to the previous quarter, reaching SAR 3.1 billion.
It is noteworthy that FDI reflects a long-term relationship and a permanent interest of economic entities residing in an economy other than the Saudi economy. This means that an individual foreign investor or a group of foreign investors owns 10% or more of the voting power of shareholders’ rights.