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GASTAT issues Foreign Direct Investment Statistics for Q4 2023
In Q4 of 2023, the net value of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the Kingdom amounted to SAR 13 billion, representing an increase of more than 16% compared to Q3 of the same year. This information is based on the Foreign Direct Investment Publication for the fourth quarter of 2023 from...
GASTAT: Unemployment rate in the Kingdom drops to 4.4% in Q4 2023
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) issued today the Labor Market Publication for Q4 of 2023. According to the results of this publication, the total unemployment rate (for Saudis and non-Saudis) decreased to 4.4% from Q3, 2023 by 0.7 percentage points, where it was 5.1%. The...
GASTAT adopts chain-linked methodology in calculating real GDP of the Kingdom
Based on its role in developing the statistical sector, the General Authority for Statistics adopted the chain-linked methodology in the national accounts to calculate the real GDP. The publication of Q4, 2023 and the annual publication of the same year will be published using the new methodology...
GASTAT participates in 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
General Authority for Statistics participated in the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission which took place from 27 February to 1 March 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Representatives of member states' statistical offices and representatives of...