- Survey’s definition
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Measuring international trade transactions between residents and non-residents to obtain payments and receipts for services and to provide statistical data that feeds the services item of the main accounts in the balance of payments of Saudi Arabia.
- Survey’s objectives
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- Providing comprehensive statistical data on imports and exports of services in Saudi Arabia.
- Providing statistical data that feeds the services item of the main accounts in the balance of payments of Saudi Arabia.
- Measuring the value and development of service exports and their impact on the economy and GDP growth.
- Monitoring the value of service imports and identifying and localizing the most important imported services.
- Providing statistics that serve policy makers and decision makers.
- Identifying the volume of trade exchange in services trade between countries.
- Main concepts
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Services:
Intangible economic outputs produced according to consumer demand.
Resident:
Any individual, business, or other organization located in Saudi Arabia, including any subsidiaries, branches and sales offices. It also includes individuals who reside or are intending to reside in Saudi Arabia for a year or more.
Non-resident:
Any individual, business, or other organization located outside Saudi Arabia, including any overseas-based subsidiaries, branches and sales offices. It also includes individuals who reside or are intending to reside overseas for a year or more.
Exports:
Fees collected from non-residents for a service issued to them.
Imports:
Fees paid by residents for a service imported from abroad.
Manufacturing services:
on material inputs owned by others: processing, assembling, labeling, packing and similar activities carried out by companies that do not own the goods in question, where the owner pays a fee for their manufacture.
Maintenance and repair services:
Maintenance and repair works that are carried out by residents on goods owned by non-residents (and vice versa).
Transportation services:
The transfer involves the transfer of persons and objects from one location to another, as well as a connection from the support services and hire carriers with crews.
Construction services:
Construction services include the construction, renovation or expansion of fixed assets buildings, and improvements to geometrical terrain.
Intellectual property rights services:
Including copyright usage fees and license fees for the reproduction or distribution of intellectual property.
Personal, cultural and entertainment services:
Audio-visual services, related services and other personal, cultural and entertainment services.
Government services:
Government expenditures such as the expenditures of embassies, consulates and military units in the economy in which they are located.
Insurance and pension services:
Insurance and pension services include providing various types of insurance from resident insurance companies to non-residents and from non-resident insurance companies to residents.
Financial Services:
Banking services include financial intermediation services and ancillary services, except for the services of insurance institutions and pension funds. Such services include the services usually provided by banks and other financial intermediation institutions and ancillary services.
Communication, computer and information services:
Computer and communication services are defined in terms of the nature of the service and not according to the method of delivery. Communication services include broadcasting or transmission of voice, image or data and other information by telephone, telex, telegram, cable and satellite radio and television networks, e-mail and fax. It also includes holding meetings through a computer network and support services. This category also includes mobile communication services, network maintenance services, and network access services, including Internet connection services.
Other business services:
Other business services are divided into research and development services, professional and administrative advisory services, technical services related to trade and other business services.
- FAQs
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What do we mean by services?
What is the difference between resident and non-resident companies?
What is meant by exports and imports?
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Privacy Notice
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The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) is a government entity with an independent legal personality. It is the only official statistical reference for implementing, supervising, and regulating the statistical work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It provides statistical products in social, economic, and environmental fields to support policymakers and decision-makers in advancing the implementation of development plans.You can contact us by clicking on contact us link in our website, or send an email to: info@stats.gov.saDate of last update:The last update on the privacy notice was made on (update date).What is personal data?Any data, regardless of its source or form, that may lead to identifying an individual specifically, or that may directly or indirectly make it possible to identify an individual, including name, personal identification number, addresses, contact numbers, bank and credit card numbers, photos, and videos of an individual, and any other data of personal nature.What personal data is collected?Various types of personal data and information is collected, which cover all aspects of life in the Kingdom: (demographic, social, economic, environmental, and cultural), including but not limited to:Full name, age/date of birth, sex, address, contact information (e.g.: email address and phone numbers), ID number, marital status, current job information, previous job information, information about dependents/spouse/household.How is personal data collected and what is the purpose?Personal data is collected and obtained "directly or indirectly", using various methods, which include:- Direct methods of obtaining personal data:- Field visit to the household or establishment by GASTAT’s staff or one of its representatives.- Phone call by GASTAT’s staff through the unified phone number:920020081.- Self-completion on GASTAT’s website.Indirect methods of obtaining personal data:Collect cookies and data on how you use our site, including your visit date and time, and the type of browser you use.By collecting data, GASTAT aims to produce official statistics that serve the public interest, i.e., any personal data collected, whether it belongs to the individual, or on behalf of another individual, will be used for statistical purposes and the production of official statistics.How do we use your personal data?We use personal data collected directly or indirectly to produce official statistics that serve the public interest, and support policymakers and decision makers in advancing the implementation of development plans. 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- date of data collection
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Start of data collection:23/07/2023
End of data collection: 26/08/2023
- data collection tools
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Questionnaire meets the statistical methodology when accurate statistical data is provided on imports and exports of services and their coverage of all targeted economic establishments in all 13 administrative regions. Data collection methods are according to CAWI -CATI including the targeted indicators in terms of total services exports and imports of Saudi Arabia, in addition to most imported and exported service done outside Saudi Arabia and their importance in the balance of payments and their impact on the economy and GDP growth in Saudi Arabia.