Establishments and business

Name: Establishments and business in Saudi Arabia
Creator: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
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How many establishments operate in Saudi Arabia, how many opened and closed in a year, and in which activity (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), business demography 2024 (1445–1446 AH), 84 activities); new individual proprietorships by region up to 2023 (Ministry of Commerce); and establishments by activity and size class up to 2019. Each section carries its own date.

1,022,982active establishments in 2024

320,318new establishments in 2024 (rate 31.3% of active)

139,807establishments closed in 2024 (rate 13.7%)

44closed for every 100 new establishments

Business demography 2024 (1445–1446 AH)

An “establishment” here is the business entity as GASTAT defines it: a legal unit (or group of units) managed as one, even with several branches. Published 31 December 2025 (11 Rajab 1447 AH). The ten activities with the most new establishments in 2024, and how many closed in them in the same year:

Activity	New	Closed
Construction of buildings	85,358	24,489
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	39,716	26,764
Specialized construction activities	37,268	12,184
Food and beverage service activities	23,535	14,786
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	14,343	9,952
Wholesale & retail trade and repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles	14,323	8,918
Land transport and transport via pipelines	13,550	3,190
Other personal service activities	11,358	6,047
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	10,950	1,382
Warehousing and support activities for transportation	8,346	1,376

By section

For each activity: active, new and closed establishments in 2024, their rates as GASTAT published them, and the “net turnover” (new rate minus closure rate). The last column is our calculation: how many closed for every 100 new. The highest turnover (opening and closing together) is in “Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products”, and the activities where more closed than opened: Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, Telecommunications, Other professional, scientific and technical activities.

Activity	Active	New	Closed	New rate %	Closure rate %	Net turnover %	Closed per 100 new
All activities	1,022,982	320,318	139,807	31.3	13.7	17.6	44
Mining & quarrying	2,231	704	236	31.6	10.6	21.0	34
Manufacturing	78,031	26,786	10,267	34.3	13.2	21.2	38
Electricity, gas supply	533	172	105	32.3	19.7	12.6	61
Water supply; sewerage activities	2,897	851	401	29.4	13.8	15.5	47
Construction	273,874	127,488	37,651	46.5	13.7	32.8	30
Wholesale& retail trade; repair of motor vehicles	326,585	68,382	45,634	20.9	14.0	7.0	67
Transportation& storage	38,701	22,520	4,805	58.2	12.4	45.8	21
Accommodation and food service	102,333	25,290	15,577	24.7	15.2	9.5	62
Information & communication	13,859	4,793	1,979	34.6	14.3	20.3	41
Financial & insurance	4,110	965	216	23.5	5.3	18.2	22
Real estate activities	29,240	6,954	3,457	23.8	11.8	12.0	50
Professional activities	29,714	7,707	3,932	25.9	13.2	12.7	51
Administrative and support service	36,975	9,034	5,668	24.4	15.3	9.1	63
Education	5,620	1,317	519	23.4	9.2	14.2	39
Human health and social work	8,308	1,650	548	19.9	6.6	13.3	33
Arts, entertainment & recreation	6,144	1,758	1,120	28.6	18.2	10.4	64
Other service	63,827	13,947	7,692	21.9	12.1	9.8	55

All 84 activities (sections and divisions)

Activity	Active	New	Closed	New rate %	Closure rate %	Net turnover %	Closed per 100 new
All activities	1,022,982	320,318	139,807	31.3	13.7	17.6	44
Mining & quarrying	2,231	704	236	31.6	10.6	21.0	34
Manufacturing	78,031	26,786	10,267	34.3	13.2	21.2	38
Manufacture of food products	9,149	2,624	1,091	28.7	11.9	16.8	42
Manufacture of beverages	474	52	78	11.0	16.5	−5.5	150
Manufacture of textiles	1,376	472	206	34.3	15.0	19.3	44
Manufacture of wearing apparel	16,826	2,684	2,011	16.0	12.0	4.0	75
Manufacture of leather and related products	109	25	65	22.9	59.6	−36.7	260
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork	3,642	798	598	21.9	16.4	5.5	75
Manufacture of paper and paper products	812	216	74	26.6	9.1	17.5	34
Printing and reproduction of recorded media	1,224	649	78	53.0	6.4	46.7	12
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	158	25	22	15.8	13.9	1.9	88
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	2,313	570	404	24.6	17.5	7.2	71
Manufacture of products and preparations pharmaceutical	178	55	15	30.9	8.4	22.5	27
Manufacture of rubber and plastics products	1,148	157	65	13.7	5.7	8.0	41
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	12,769	10,950	1,382	85.8	10.8	74.9	13
Manufacture of basic metals	857	169	169	19.7	19.7	0.0	100
Manufacture of fabricated metal products	11,041	1,703	1,834	15.4	16.6	−1.2	108
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	263	105	29	39.9	11.0	28.9	28
Manufacture of electrical equipment	549	135	79	24.6	14.4	10.2	59
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.	405	97	65	24.0	16.0	7.9	67
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	243	47	29	19.3	11.9	7.4	62
Manufacture of other transport equipment	115	29	27	25.2	23.5	1.7	93
Manufacture of furniture	5,194	1,835	972	35.3	18.7	16.6	53
Other manufacturing	892	191	126	21.4	14.1	7.3	66
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	8,294	3,198	848	38.6	10.2	28.3	27
Electricity, gas supply	533	172	105	32.3	19.7	12.6	61
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	533	172	105	32.3	19.7	12.6	61
Water supply; sewerage activities	2,897	851	401	29.4	13.8	15.5	47
Construction	273,874	127,488	37,651	46.5	13.7	32.8	30
Construction of buildings	173,305	85,358	24,489	49.3	14.1	35.1	29
Civil engineering	10,942	4,862	978	44.4	8.9	35.5	20
Specialized construction activities	89,627	37,268	12,184	41.6	13.6	28.0	33
Wholesale& retail trade; repair of motor vehicles	326,585	68,382	45,634	20.9	14.0	7.0	67
Wholesale & retail trade and repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles	67,649	14,323	8,918	21.2	13.2	8.0	62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	63,411	14,343	9,952	22.6	15.7	6.9	69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	195,525	39,716	26,764	20.3	13.7	6.6	67
Transportation& storage	38,701	22,520	4,805	58.2	12.4	45.8	21
Land transport and transport via pipelines	25,316	13,550	3,190	53.5	12.6	40.9	24
Water transport	326	85	39	26.1	12.0	14.1	46
Air transport	96	28	11	29.2	11.5	17.7	39
Warehousing and support activities for transportation	11,943	8,346	1,376	69.9	11.5	58.4	16
Postal and courier activities	1,020	511	189	50.1	18.5	31.6	37
Accommodation and food service	102,333	25,290	15,577	24.7	15.2	9.5	62
Accommodation	7,801	1,755	791	22.5	10.1	12.4	45
Food and beverage service activities	94,532	23,535	14,786	24.9	15.6	9.3	63
Information & communication	13,859	4,793	1,979	34.6	14.3	20.3	41
Publishing activities	1,015	373	175	36.7	17.2	19.5	47
Motion picture, video & tv programme production, sound recording	1,520	425	221	28.0	14.5	13.4	52
Programming and broadcasting activities	113	26	17	23.0	15.0	8.0	65
Telecommunications	1,481	360	428	24.3	28.9	−4.6	119
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	8,959	3,422	1,031	38.2	11.5	26.7	30
Information service activities	771	187	107	24.3	13.9	10.4	57
Financial & insurance	4,110	965	216	23.5	5.3	18.2	22
Real estate activities	29,240	6,954	3,457	23.8	11.8	12.0	50
Real estate activities	29,240	6,954	3,457	23.8	11.8	12.0	50
Professional activities	29,714	7,707	3,932	25.9	13.2	12.7	51
Legal and accounting activities	4,029	1,145	172	28.4	4.3	24.1	15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	4,568	1,597	445	35.0	9.7	25.2	28
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing & analysis	5,692	1,330	420	23.4	7.4	16.0	32
Scientific research and development	502	165	40	32.9	8.0	24.9	24
Advertising and market research	11,415	2,716	2,135	23.8	18.7	5.1	79
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	3,181	666	695	20.9	21.8	−0.9	104
Veterinary activities	327	88	25	26.9	7.6	19.3	28
Administrative and support service	36,975	9,034	5,668	24.4	15.3	9.1	63
Rental and leasing activities	6,316	1,090	793	17.3	12.6	4.7	73
Employment activities	3,593	929	689	25.9	19.2	6.7	74
Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service & related activities	4,041	880	512	21.8	12.7	9.1	58
Security and investigation activities	474	61	61	12.9	12.9	0.0	100
Services to buildings and landscape activities	10,206	2,893	1,662	28.3	16.3	12.1	57
Office administrative, office support & other business support act's	12,345	3,181	1,951	25.8	15.8	10.0	61
Education	5,620	1,317	519	23.4	9.2	14.2	39
Education	5,620	1,317	519	23.4	9.2	14.2	39
Human health and social work	8,308	1,650	548	19.9	6.6	13.3	33
Human health activities	5,651	1,144	335	20.2	5.9	14.3	29
Residential care activities	92	19	8	20.7	8.7	12.0	42
Social work activities without accommodation	2,565	487	205	19.0	8.0	11.0	42
Arts, entertainment & recreation	6,144	1,758	1,120	28.6	18.2	10.4	64
Creative, arts and entertainment activities	688	283	181	41.1	26.3	14.8	64
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	142	49	16	34.5	11.3	23.2	33
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	5,314	1,426	923	26.8	17.4	9.5	65
Other service	63,827	13,947	7,692	21.9	12.1	9.8	55
Activities of membership organizations	1,374	534	39	38.9	2.8	36.0	7
Repair of computers and personal and household goods	8,179	2,055	1,606	25.1	19.6	5.5	78
Other personal service activities	54,274	11,358	6,047	20.9	11.1	9.8	53

What this means for your decision

An entrepreneur choosing an activity: An activity where many open and many close has a high-turnover market: entry is easy and competition renews every year. An activity with a low closure rate is closer to stable, and entering it may be harder.
A supplier: The number of active establishments in your customers’ activity describes the size of the possible customer base, and the new establishments each year describe possible new customers.
A commercial property developer: Activities where new establishments outnumber closures add establishments that need premises; this describes the direction of the number of establishments, not demand for a particular site or rent.

A description of what the figures say, not advice; the decision is yours.

What this page does not know

A survival rate cannot be calculated from this bulletin: knowing how many new establishments survived one or three years needs tracking the same establishments for years, and the bulletin covers one year (2024). So we show “closed per 100 new” as a description of one year, not a survival rate.
No breakdown by region, city or establishment size in this bulletin; the figures are for Saudi Arabia.
One year with no earlier series on our side, so no trend across years. Activities follow GASTAT’s ISIC classification, which does not exactly match the merchant categories of the central bank.
It does not say why an establishment closed, its sales, or the chance of success of any particular establishment.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia — Business demography statistics 2024, the official source of the original data. DataPulse organised the data and made calculations on it (such as percentage changes and regrouping). This processing and its results are ours; they are not an official statistic issued by GASTAT and do not imply its endorsement.

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The attribution statement in Arabic (the Arabic text governs; the English above is a summary)

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (المملكة العربية السعودية) — إحصاءات ديموغرافيا الأعمال 2024، وهي المصدر الرسمي للبيانات الأصلية. أجرت «نبض البيانات» على البيانات تنظيمًا وحسابًا (مثل: حساب نسب التغيّر وإعادة التجميع). هذه المعالجة والنتائج من إعدادنا وليست إحصاءً رسميًا صادرًا عن الهيئة، ولا تعني تزكية منها.

شروط إعادة الاستخدام: سياسة استخدام بيانات الهيئة. لا نستخدم شعار الهيئة ولا علاماتها.

Bulletin 2024 (1445–1446 AH) (published 31 December 2025 (11 Rajab 1447 AH)) · File: business_demography.csv · “Closed per 100 new” is DataPulse’s calculation from the two published counts · Hijri dates use the Umm al-Qura calendar.

Business registrations by region up to 2023 (1444–1445 AH)

New individual proprietorships (commercial registrations of individuals) in each region from 2005 to 2023, the last year in the source we pull from. In 2023, 277,519 new individual proprietorships were registered in Saudi Arabia, most of them in Riyadh; the largest change from 2022 was in Najran (+11.1%) and the smallest in Al-Baha (−20.7%).

Region	2023	2022	Change from 2022 %	Share of Saudi Arabia %	2019 (before the pandemic)
Saudi Arabia	277,519	282,320	−1.7	—	229,256
Riyadh	80,080	79,397	+0.9	28.9	56,476
Makkah	63,065	64,844	−2.7	22.7	54,987
Eastern Province	40,262	38,424	+4.8	14.5	34,587
Madinah	17,210	18,269	−5.8	6.2	14,695
Qassim	13,901	13,498	+3.0	5.0	14,979
Asir	19,125	20,376	−6.1	6.9	14,058
Tabuk	8,369	8,229	+1.7	3.0	6,681
Hail	6,668	6,688	−0.3	2.4	6,028
Jazan	12,329	14,771	−16.5	4.4	12,785
Najran	6,568	5,911	+11.1	2.4	4,801
Al-Baha	2,426	3,059	−20.7	0.9	2,356
Al-Jouf	4,422	5,259	−15.9	1.6	3,593
Northern Borders	3,094	3,595	−13.9	1.1	3,230

Saudi Arabia by year

Year	New individual proprietorships
2005	32,008
2006	37,622
2007	59,347
2008	68,612
2009	69,995
2010	79,669
2011	107,028
2012	158,134
2013	176,410
2014	145,077
2015	207,608
2016	181,838
2017	176,328
2018	152,054
2019	229,256
2020	205,840
2021	265,963
2022	282,320
2023	277,519

What this means for your decision

An entrepreneur: A region with many new registrations has new competitors every year, and also active business movement; the figure describes the movement, not your chances.
A supplier: New individual proprietorships in your region are possible customers for set-up and fit-out services; the region’s share of Saudi Arabia describes its relative size.

A description of what the figures say, not advice; the decision is yours.

What this page does not know

Individual proprietorships only, not companies; registration does not mean the establishment started operating or survived.
No breakdown by activity or city in this file.
Our series stops at 2023: newer figures are on the National Data Portal and we have not pulled them yet, so these figures do not describe 2024 or 2025.

Source: Ministry of Commerce (new individual proprietorships registered each year), as republished by the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), attributed to them; retrieved 28 September 2026 (17 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH). Shares and changes are DataPulse’s calculation. File: business_registrations.csv.

Establishments by activity and size class, up to 2019 Stopped at source

The number of establishments (working sites) by section and number of workers in GASTAT’s database: size classes for 2018 (1439–1440 AH), the last annual year, and the total for Q4 2019 (Safar – Jumada al-Ula 1441 AH), the last quarter. The series has stopped at its source since 2019, so it does not show the number of establishments today; we show it for the record only.

Section	Under 5 workers (2018)	5–19 workers (2018)	20 or more (2018)	All establishments (Q4 2019)
Saudi Arabia	837,599	137,417	31,650	—
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	84,067	5,240	451	82,624
Mining & quarrying	70	294	306	691
Manufacturing	84,861	17,967	5,756	109,823
Electricity, gas supply	348	164	268	801
Water supply; sewerage activities	1,659	515	267	2,464
Construction	17,600	11,198	5,276	32,698
Wholesale& retail trade; repair of motor vehicles	417,912	48,676	5,484	472,517
Transportation& storage	9,636	5,237	1,825	16,530
Accommodation and food service	79,230	21,939	2,828	107,383
Information & communication	3,901	1,230	506	5,694
Financial & insurance	2,617	3,204	793	6,557
Real estate activities	32,083	2,262	364	34,150
Professional activities	8,414	3,577	686	13,085
Administrative and support service	16,024	4,284	1,094	22,364
Education	2,463	3,589	3,277	9,287
Human health and social work	1,324	2,592	1,918	6,024
Arts, entertainment & recreation	1,614	654	178	2,691
Other service	73,776	4,795	373	80,556

What this page does not know

An “establishment” here is a working site, not the business entity of the business demography above, so the two counts cannot be compared directly.
No figures after 2019 at the source, and no regional breakdown in this series.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia — Economic establishments by economic activity and size class, the official source of the original data. DataPulse organised the data and made calculations on it (such as percentage changes and regrouping). This processing and its results are ours; they are not an official statistic issued by GASTAT and do not imply its endorsement.

Reuse terms: GASTAT data use policy. We do not use GASTAT’s logo or marks.

The attribution statement in Arabic (the Arabic text governs; the English above is a summary)

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (المملكة العربية السعودية) — المنشآت الاقتصادية حسب النشاط الاقتصادي وفئة الحجم، وهي المصدر الرسمي للبيانات الأصلية. أجرت «نبض البيانات» على البيانات تنظيمًا وحسابًا (مثل: حساب نسب التغيّر وإعادة التجميع). هذه المعالجة والنتائج من إعدادنا وليست إحصاءً رسميًا صادرًا عن الهيئة، ولا تعني تزكية منها.

شروط إعادة الاستخدام: سياسة استخدام بيانات الهيئة. لا نستخدم شعار الهيئة ولا علاماتها.

GASTAT statistical database · File: establishments_activity.csv.

Business and consumer confidence

How establishments see their business now and in the coming months (business confidence index, a monthly survey of non-oil establishments), and how people see their situation and the economy (consumer confidence index, monthly values GASTAT publishes each quarter). Business confidence runs from 0 to 100, and above 50 means optimistic establishments outnumber pessimistic ones; consumer confidence is around 100, and above it means more optimism than pessimism.

Indicator	August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)	July 2026 (Muharram – Safar 1448 AH)	August 2025 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1447 AH)
Business confidence: all non-oil activities	56.7	56.5	60.8
Industry	55.8	54.7	60.8
Services	56.1	55.3	55.9
Construction	57.3	57.7	64.0

Indicator	March 2026 (Ramadan – Shawwal 1447 AH)	February 2026 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1447 AH)	March 2025 (Ramadan – Shawwal 1446 AH)
Consumer confidence: general index	114.1	113.2	114.6
Economic conditions index	131.6	129.5	129.3

The latest consumer confidence reading is March 2026 (Ramadan – Shawwal 1447 AH), older than business confidence because GASTAT publishes it each quarter.

What this means for your decision

An establishment owner, or someone considering an activity: Your sector’s confidence compared with other sectors and with the same month a year earlier describes the mood of competitors and suppliers: whether they plan to expand or to be cautious. It is the establishments’ opinion, not their sales.
A retailer or a consumer service provider: Consumer confidence describes people’s readiness to spend; read it with actual card spending on the spending page, since opinion may lead spending or differ from it.

A description of what the figures say, not advice; the decision is yours.

What this page does not know

Both indicators come from sample surveys and measure opinions and expectations, not sales or profits. A change of one or two points in a month may come from the sample.
Business confidence excludes oil activities and is not published by region or establishment size; consumer confidence is for Saudi Arabia only.
We do not forecast the coming months from these indicators.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia — Business Confidence Index and Consumer Confidence Index, the official source of the original data. The figures are shown as GASTAT published them, reorganised for display. This processing and its results are ours; they are not an official statistic issued by GASTAT and do not imply its endorsement.

Reuse terms: GASTAT data use policy. We do not use GASTAT’s logo or marks.

The attribution statement in Arabic (the Arabic text governs; the English above is a summary)

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (المملكة العربية السعودية) — مؤشر ثقة الأعمال، ومؤشر ثقة المستهلك، وهي المصدر الرسمي للبيانات الأصلية. تُعرض الأرقام كما نشرتها الهيئة، مع إعادة تنظيم للعرض. هذه المعالجة والنتائج من إعدادنا وليست إحصاءً رسميًا صادرًا عن الهيئة، ولا تعني تزكية منها.

شروط إعادة الاستخدام: سياسة استخدام بيانات الهيئة. لا نستخدم شعار الهيئة ولا علاماتها.

Business confidence: statistical database (DSD_BCI_BIIT_V_MV) and its monthly bulletin, from January 2023 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Rajab 1444 AH) · Consumer confidence: GASTAT bulletins, from January 2023 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Rajab 1444 AH) · Files: gastat-business-confidence-monthly.csv and gastat-consumer-confidence-monthly.csv.

Small and medium enterprises 2024 (1445–1446 AH)

Establishments with fewer than 250 workers: micro (1–5), small (6–49) and medium (50–249). Their operating revenue in 2024: SAR 1,720.8 billion (+7.0% vs. 2023), with an operating surplus of 41.5% of their revenue. They contribute 22.9% of GDP and employ 63% of business-sector workers (as GASTAT published). Published 28 December 2025 (8 Rajab 1447 AH).

For each activity: revenue and its change in a year; operating surplus as a share of revenue (what remains after operating expenses and wages, before depreciation and taxes); each size class’s share of revenue; and the SME share of the whole activity’s revenue (from structural business statistics 2024).

Activity	Revenue (SAR billion)	Change from 2023 %	Operating surplus of revenue %	Micro %	Small %	Medium %	Share of the whole activity’s revenue %
All activities	1,720.8	+7.0	41.5	27.8	25.8	46.3	31.3
Mining & quarrying	9.5	+4.7	57.8	12.6	17.4	70.0	0.9
Manufacturing	332.8	+5.1	39.1	12.6	16.5	70.9	19.5
Electricity, gas supply	7.7	+2.5	35.0	8.5	10.8	80.7	7.2
Water supply; sewerage activities	5.1	+4.5	36.2	14.5	29.6	55.9	15.6
Construction	270.3	+8.6	45.4	16.0	34.0	50.1	57.4
Wholesale& retail trade; repair of motor vehicles	623.7	+7.8	38.6	49.9	25.0	25.1	67.9
Transportation& storage	59.9	+7.1	45.0	6.8	35.7	57.5	33.6
Accommodation and food service	112.9	+6.3	42.7	20.4	36.6	43.1	67.1
Information & communication	22.7	+6.9	42.0	11.3	28.2	60.4	9.5
Financial & insurance	68.2	+2.4	59.5	2.5	21.0	76.5	27.2
Real estate activities	16.1	+7.6	40.3	23.3	38.5	38.2	38.6
Professional activities	39.9	+11.5	42.7	12.6	30.9	56.5	65.9
Administrative and support service	49.6	+7.2	43.3	24.1	26.2	49.7	53.8
Education	16.0	+3.3	29.5	4.4	28.4	67.3	52.1
Human health and social work	41.9	+5.0	44.1	6.2	15.3	78.5	42.8
Arts, entertainment & recreation	11.4	+13.4	49.2	38.3	32.2	29.5	82.3
Other service	32.9	+8.6	31.8	61.3	24.4	14.3	89.2

What this means for your decision

Someone thinking of a small business: The operating surplus of revenue in your activity describes how much, on average, remains from each riyal of sales after expenses and wages; it is an average for all establishments in the activity, not what yours will make.
A supplier, or a body that supports small businesses: The SME share of an activity’s revenue describes where these customers concentrate: an activity where their share is large is open to small players, and one where it is small is dominated by large ones.

A description of what the figures say, not advice; the decision is yours.

What this page does not know

Annual figures for Saudi Arabia; no breakdown by region or city, and no count of establishments in each class in this bulletin.
Revenue is nominal (before removing inflation), so part of its growth is price rises. Operating surplus is not net profit: it does not deduct depreciation, interest, zakat or taxes.
From 2019 to 2024 by section only; the division detail is for 2024 alone in the open file.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia — Small and medium enterprise statistics 2024, and structural business statistics 2024, the official source of the original data. DataPulse organised the data and made calculations on it (such as percentage changes and regrouping). This processing and its results are ours; they are not an official statistic issued by GASTAT and do not imply its endorsement.

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The attribution statement in Arabic (the Arabic text governs; the English above is a summary)

المصدر: الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (المملكة العربية السعودية) — إحصاءات المنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة 2024، وإحصاءات الأعمال الهيكلية 2024، وهي المصدر الرسمي للبيانات الأصلية. أجرت «نبض البيانات» على البيانات تنظيمًا وحسابًا (مثل: حساب نسب التغيّر وإعادة التجميع). هذه المعالجة والنتائج من إعدادنا وليست إحصاءً رسميًا صادرًا عن الهيئة، ولا تعني تزكية منها.

شروط إعادة الاستخدام: سياسة استخدام بيانات الهيئة. لا نستخدم شعار الهيئة ولا علاماتها.

GASTAT bulletins (Excel) · Files: gastat-sme-activity-annual.csv and gastat-structural-business-2024.csv · Changes and shares are our calculation on the published figures (thousand riyals).