Saudi Arabia’s economy grew 5% year-on-year in Q4 2025, marking the fastest pace in a year and slightly above preliminary estimates of 4.9%, following a 4.8% rise in Q3. The non-oil sector expanded 4.3%, the same as in the previous quarter, while the oil sector surged 10.8%, up from 8.3% in Q3. By activity, crude petroleum and natural gas extraction posted the largest gain in Q4 (12.4%), followed by wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels (5.4%), petroleum refining (5%), manufacturing excluding petroleum refining (5%), and finance, insurance, and business services (4.5%). Government activities, in contrast, contracted 1.2%, after a 1.4% rise in Q3. For the full year 2025, Saudi Arabia’s economy expanded 4.5%, accelerating from 2.7% growth in 2024.