MilestoneSaudi Arabia's unemployment rate, women, labour force survey fell below 10% in 2025, to 8.57%, the first time since 2001.
Signal archive: Saudi Arabia
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RecordSaudi Arabia's inward foreign direct investment reached $32.6 billion in 2025, its highest level in records going back to 1990.
TrendSaudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate has fallen for 5 straight years, from 29.6% in 2020 to 10.0% in 2025: down 20 points.
TrendSaudi Arabia's investment (gross capital formation) at constant prices have risen for 5 straight years, from $171.6 billion in 2020 to $286.2 billion in 2025: up 67%.
ReversalSaudi Arabia's ICT service exports as a share of service exports fell for 4 straight years, from 14.3% in 2020 to 3.45% in 2024, then rose to 3.62% in 2025.
TrendSaudi Arabia's total fisheries production has risen for 10 straight years, from 92,540 tonnes in 2014 to 247,207 in 2024: nearly three times higher. The rise goes back to 2012.
TrendSaudi Arabia's aquaculture production has risen for 10 straight years, from 23,880 tonnes in 2014 to 161,883 in 2024: nearly seven times higher. The rise goes back to 2013.
TrendSaudi Arabia's gross domestic savings as a share of GDP have fallen for 3 straight years, from 41.7% in 2022 to 33.2% in 2025: down 8.5 points.