This is the Fifty-two issue of the Statistical Yearbook published by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

The Statistical Yearbook, 2016 (1437/1438H) provides a detailed official statistical data collected this year by GASTAT for the activities and achievements of various public and private sector organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Updated information and new tables have been added to this issue as part of our efforts to improve the substance and form of this publication. For this goal, GASTAT has held cooperation of various data providers taking into consideration the objective of not only recording and documenting the information received from these sources but also highlighting the efforts and activities of the governmental and non-governmental agencies. It is expected that this information will benefit researchers and planners as well as accurately reflect the comprehensive progress and development in the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince and his prudent government. 

General Authority for Statistics would appreciate receiving any comments or suggestions from the users of this publication to further improve the style and contents of the data presented.

General Authority for Statistics would like to express the deepest gratitude to all ministries, government departments and other institutions that conributed to this publication by providing the required data and thus making its task easier in this regard. The Ga Stat would also like to commend the valuable support and the cooperation by all concerned for the timely publication of this document.

 General Authority for Statistics