Saudi Arabia’s economy and public services grew strongly in 2025, according to figures from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The data, published in its Services Statistics report, point to growth in four core sectors: tourism, manufacturing, aviation and health. The figures were linked to continuous government development projects under Vision 2030.
The agency’s findings cover hotels, factories, flights, hospitals and banking.
Tourism and manufacturing expand across the Kingdom
The number of registered hotels rose by 31.6% to 2,847, while total available rooms exceeded 491,000, up 23.4% year on year. Serviced apartments reached 3,090 properties with more than 105,000 units, and licensed travel and tourism agencies grew 16.2% to 3,177.
Manufacturing also gained ground. Operational factories in the Kingdom’s 36 authorised industrial cities increased 18.9% year on year to 4,938 facilities, strengthening national supply chains and manufacturing capacity.
Air transport remained stable. Twenty-nine passenger airports provided access to 979,060 domestic and international flights, with a total of 140.6 million passenger seats.
Health, education and banking infrastructure figures
The public health system registered 292 Ministry of Health hospitals, 63 state-owned hospitals, 2,177 health centres and 515 Saudi Red Crescent emergency ambulance centres. Riyadh, Makkah and Asir led the regions in health centres.
The education system recorded 32,000 schools, supported by numerous private and public institutions. Commercial bank branches rose to 1,910, alongside 14,118 automated teller machines.
According to the figures, the data reflect a quickly developing economy across the kingdom’s administrative regions and governorates.
