Saudi economy and public services experienced impressive, quantitative economic growth in 2025, fueled by continuous government development projects on the back of Vision 2030.
Figures from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), published in its Services Statistics report, show that four foundational pillars of the Kingdom’s economy – tourism, manufacturing, aviation and health – registered impressive growth.
The tourism and hospitality sector is witnessing unprecedented growth and expansion through a huge hospitality rollout to cater to growing international and domestic travelers.
The number of registered hotels grew by an impressive 31.6%, to reach 2,847 hotels, while total available rooms stood at over 491,000 rooms, marking a year-on-year growth of 23.4%. Serviced apartments increased to 3,090 properties comprising more than 105,000 units and licensed travel and tourism agencies increased by 16.2% to reach 3,177.
Strong growth was also observed in industrial manufacturing, which bolstered national supply chains and manufacturing capacity.
The number of operational factories engaged in manufacturing activity within the Kingdom’s 36 authorized industrial cities grew by 18.9% year on year, to 4,938 facilities, strengthening each city’s contribution to the wider national industrial strategy.
These developments came as the country’s high-capacity air transport network remained stable, with 29 passenger airports providing access to 979,060 domestic and international flights with a total of 140.6 million passenger seats.
Public health, education, civic services tracked for regional populations The public health system registered 292 Ministry of Health hospitals, 63 state-owned others, 2,177 health centers (led regionally by Riyadh, Makkah and Asir) and 515 Saudi Red Crescent emergency ambulance centers; the education system recorded 32,000 schools, fortified by numerous private and public institutions; commercial bank branches increased to 1,910, along with 14,118 automated teller machines.
All these confirmed GASTAT indicators detail data-powered views of a quickly developing economy refining the contours of its many administrative regions and governorates.
