Palm trees and buildings in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Private consumption

Saudi Arabia Private consumption

Private Consumption in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian economy recorded an average growth rate of 7.3% in private consumption in the decade to 2024, below the 7.3% average for Middle East & North Africa. In 2024, the growth of private consumption was2.7%. For more information on private consumption, visit our dedicated page

Saudi Arabia Private consumption Chart

Note: This chart displays Private Consumption (annual variation in %) for Saudi Arabia from 2014 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.

Saudi Arabia Private consumption Data

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Private Consumption (ann. var. %) -4.9 6.3 5.8 7.6 2.7

Q1 GDP growth revised up in June

GDP reading: In a second release, annual GDP growth in Q1 was revised up to 3.4% (preliminary reading: +2.7% yoy), while remaining below the 4.4% expansion seen in the fourth quarter of last year. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic growth improved moderately to 1.1% in Q1 (preliminary reading: +0.9% qoq s.a.), following the previous quarter's 0.9% growth and marking the strongest expansion since Q1 2024.

Drivers: Household spending increased 4.5% in the first quarter, which was above the fourth quarter's 3.6% expansion. Public consumption rebounded, growing 5.2% in Q1 (Q4 2024: -6.9% yoy). Meanwhile, fixed investment rebounded, growing 8.5% in Q1, following the 4.2% contraction logged in the prior quarter. Exports of goods and services growth fell to 1.5% in Q1, marking the worst reading since Q2 2024 (Q4 2024: +5.3% yoy). Meanwhile, imports of goods and services growth moderated to 2.7% in Q1 (Q4 2024: +10.5% yoy).

Panelist insight: EIU analysts said: “Economic growth over the next two years will benefit from a gradual phasing out of voluntary constraints on oil production, as agreed with Saudi Arabia’s OPEC+ partners. Growth over the forecast period (2025-29) as a whole will also be driven by a rising contribution from non-oil sectors, such as tourism, manufacturing and mining.”

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Saudi Arabian private consumption projections for the next ten years from a panel of 10 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable private consumption forecast available for Saudi Arabian private consumption.

Download one of our sample reports to visualize what a Consensus Forecast is and see our Saudi Arabian private consumption projections.

Want to get access to the full dataset of Saudi Arabian private consumption forecasts? Send an email to info@focus-economics.com.

Latest Global GDP News

Free sample report

Interested in economic reports, analysis and data? FocusEconomics provides data, forecasts and analysis for hundreds of countries and commodities. Request your free sample report now.

Close Left Media Arrows Left Media Circles Right Media Arrows Right Media Circles Arrow Quote Wave Address Email Telephone Man in front of screen with line chart Document with bar chart and magnifying glass Application window with bar chart Target with arrow Line Chart Stopwatch Globe with arrows Document with bar chart in front of screen Bar chart with magnifying glass and dollar sign Lightbulb Document with bookmark Laptop with download icon Calendar Icon Nav Menu Arrow Arrow Right Long Icon Arrow Right Icon Chevron Right Icon Chevron Left Icon Briefcase Icon Linkedin In Icon Full Linkedin Icon Filter Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest X Download Fullscreen