According to the general statistics law issued by the cabinet, GASTAT is the official agency entitled to carry out surveys and statistics. All information and data given by the citizen, resident or establishment are kept and dealt with in absolute secrecy.
According to cabinet decree no. (11) of 13/1/1437H, the organization of GASTAT has been approved as follows:

1. GASTAT enjoys the public legal personality and has financial and administrative independence.
2. GASTAT has an independent budget issued by a royal decree.
3. Establishing a board of directors that has the dominant power to manage GASTAT affairs under the chairmanship of the economy and planning minister and with the membership of (15) governmental and private sector agencies from the most important partners to GASTAT in the statistical work.
4. GASTAT is the statistics authority and the only official reference for conducting the statistical work and its technical supervisor and organizer.
5. Forming a permanent coordinating committee to coordinate the statistical work between GASTAT and related agencies.
6. Creating a central data system in GASTAT at the national level, this is automatically connected with to all bodies in concern.
7. GASTAT may offer its statistical services and conduct statistical surveys, researches, and studies, and may provide data from its data base to private sectors establishments and businesses commercially based on fees and costs calculations. Additionally, the Authority has the right to utilize its financial returns in funding and developing statistical and data services.