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أصدرت الهيئة العامة للإحصاء نتائج إحصاءات العمل التطوعي لعام 2025م، والتي أظهرت أن معدل التطوع للسكان من عمر 15 سنة فأكثر بلغ 9.5% خلال 4 أسابيع، و19.0% خلال 12 شهرًا، وشهد الذكور معدلات تطوع أعلى من الإناث في الفترتين، إذ بلغ معدل تطوع الذكور خلال 4 أسابيع 11.1% مقابل 6.3% للإناث، كما بلغ معدل تطوع الذكور خلال 12 شهرًا 21.5% مقابل 14.2% للإناث.
وبيّنت النتائج أن معدل التطوع للسعوديين خلال 4 أسابيع بلغ 9.3%، مسجّلًا 11.9% للذكور و6.8% للإناث، في حين بلغ معدل التطوع لغير السعوديين خلال 4 أسابيع 9.6%، بواقع 10.7% للذكور و5.3% للإناث، كما بلغ معدل التطوع للسعوديين خلال 12 شهرًا 18.9%، مسجّلًا 22.6% للذكور و15.3% للإناث، بينما بلغ معدل التطوع لغير السعوديين خلال 12 شهرًا 19.1%، بواقع 21.0% للذكور و11.9% للإناث.
من ناحية أخرى أظهرت النتائج أن التطوع المباشر كان الأكثر انتشارًا خلال 4 أسابيع حيث بلغ بين السعوديين 7.5% مقابل 1.6% للتطوع بواسطة الجهات المنظمة للتطوع، و0.2% للتطوع المتعدد، فيما بلغ معدل التطوع المباشر بين غير السعوديين 8.0%، مقابل 1.5% للتطوع بواسطة الجهات المنظمة للتطوع، و0.1% للتطوع المتعدد.
وعلى صعيد الفئات العمرية، فقد أوضحت النتائج أن أعلى معدل للتطوع بين السعوديين خلال 4 أسابيع كان في الفئة العمرية (35 - 44 سنة) بنسبة 13.6%، حيث بلغ معدل للتطوع بين الذكور في هذه الفئة 18.5% وبين الإناث 8.8%، أما من ناحية مستوى التعليم، فقد سجّل الحاصلون على الماجستير أو الدكتوراه أعلى معدلات التطوع، إذ بلغ معدل التطوع لإجمالي السعوديين - الحاصلين على الماجستير أو الدكتوراه - 19.5%، وكان المعدل 24.9% بين الذكور، وكان 8.7%بين الإناث.
الجدير بالذكر أن مسح العمل التطوعي يُعد أحد المسوح الأسرية التي تنفذها الهيئة العامة للإحصاء، ويستند إلى عينة ممثلة للمجتمع يبلغ حجمُها نحو 24 ألف أسرة، ويهدف إلى توفير بيانات دقيقة عن خصائص العمل التطوعي في المملكة بما يشمل معدلات التطوع، وأساليبه، وخصائص المتطوعين، وفق معايير منظمة العمل الدولية.
 

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), participated in the 57th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 6 March 2026. The session brought together heads of national statistical offices from around the world. Saudi Arabia’s participation reflects its commitment to strengthening its contribution to the development of international statistical work and supporting efforts to modernize the global statistical system.
The Saudi delegation was headed by the Vice President of GASTAT, Mr. Mohammed Al-Rshaid. During the meetings, the delegation highlighted Riyadh’s preparations to host the Sixth United Nations World Data Forum UNWDF next November, reaffirming Saudi Arabia’s commitment to early coordination with international partners to ensure alignment with the global statistical agenda and to strengthen integration between national and international data initiatives.
Mr. Al-Rshaid emphasized the leading role played by GASTAT in advancing the statistical sector, outlining three strategic pillars that underpin its development efforts. These include digital transformation and artificial intelligence through the integration of AI and Geo-AI technologies into statistical operations under an ambitious roadmap extending to 2030; knowledge leadership through spearheading the Arabic translation of the System of National Accounts 2025 to support the harmonization and advancement of statistical practices across the Arab region in line with international standards; and innovation in monitoring development through the launch of an integrated interactive system for managing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) data, ensuring efficient monitoring of indicators and meeting international requirements through an advanced methodological approach.
On the sidelines of the session, GASTAT participated in a specialized side event on “Data Governance” in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Data Governance Working Group established by the commission. During the event, the Vice President reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting the development of comprehensive data governance frameworks in the field of official statistics and to strengthening the role of national statistical offices within national and global data ecosystems, thereby enhancing the quality, reliability, and sustainability of data. The event featured a high-level panel discussion with the participation of members of the Working Group and several heads of national statistical offices. The discussion explored key challenges and opportunities related to data governance and reviewed the latest international practices in developing effective regulatory frameworks that enhance integration between data producers and users. In addition, the GASTAT delegation held a series of bilateral meetings with several international organizations and national statistical offices to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and exchange technical expertise.
The United Nations Statistical Commission is the highest decision-making body for international statistical standards and for monitoring progress on the SDGs. Its mandate underscores the importance of strengthening international cooperation to develop more integrated and resilient statistical systems, particularly considering the accelerating digital transformations shaping the global data landscape.

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the results of the Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Statistics for 2025 and Q4 of the year. According to its estimates, the real GDP of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recorded a growth rate of 4.5% in 2025 compared with 2024. This growth was driven by increases across all economic activities, as oil activities grew by 5.7%, non-oil activities increased by 4.9%, and government activities rose by 0.9%.
The results revealed that GDP at current prices reached SAR 4,789 billion in 2025. Activities related to crude oil and natural gas recorded the highest contribution among economic activities at 17.1%, followed by government activities at 14.0%, then wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels at 12.3%. Manufacturing activities excluding oil refining contributed 11.1%, followed by construction activities at 8.0%.
The results indicated that the Saudi economy grew by 5.0% in Q4 of 2025. Several economic activities continued to record notable growth rates, with crude oil and natural gas activities achieving the highest growth during Q4 at 12.4% year-on-year and 4.2% quarter-on-quarter. This was followed by wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels, which grew by 5.4% on a year-on-year basis.
Oil activities were the largest contributor to real GDP growth in Q4 of 2025, contributing 2.6 percentage points, while non-oil activities contributed 2.4 percentage points. On a seasonally adjusted basis, non-oil activities contributed 0.9 percentage points, while oil activities contributed 0.5 percentage points in Q4 of 2025.