Saudi Arabia's Quarterly GDP Down 4.9% in Q2, Flash Data Shows

MT Newswires · 3d ago
02:09 AM EDT, 07/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Saudi Arabia's seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product fell 4.9% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter, compared with a 1.2% decline in the prior three-month period, flash data from the General Authority for Statistics showed Thursday. Annually, the Saudi Arabian economy contracted 4.8% during the three-month period, after a 3% increase in the previous quarter.