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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Finance

Saudi Arabia Cut Derivatives Fees — and One Day Exceeded All of 2025

Saudi futures recorded 1,366 contracts and SAR60 million in month-to-date value on 20 August after new market makers began. Open interest remained the harder test.

Updated Sep 1, 2026

Saudi Business Revenues Rose 6.1% in June. Manufacturing and Finance Were Up 16.9%

GASTAT’s new operating-revenue index is a useful high-frequency signal, but it measures cash sales, not real output. June manufacturing proves why the distinction matters.

Updated Sep 1, 2026

PIF, Saudi Capital Markets, and Finance Terms

A guide to PIF, Saudi capital markets, banking, public funds, Tadawul, and finance terminology.

Updated May 26, 2026

Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP)

The Vision 2030 programme deepening Saudi capital markets, expanding financial inclusion, growing the insurance sector, and modernizing the Kingdom's financial ecosystem.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

SAMA (Saudi Central Bank)

The Saudi Central Bank (formerly the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) — the Kingdom's central bank responsible for monetary policy, financial regulation, and currency management.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Tadawul

Tadawul guide: Middle East's largest exchange, QFI abolished Feb 2026, all foreign investors now welcome. How to invest and what to know.

Updated Apr 18, 2026