Data sources
The official bodies the figures are built on, what is taken from each one, and a link to the source.
Figures are carried as the agency published them, and every page states the period and the source so a reader can check them directly.
The official bodies the figures are built on, what is taken from each one, and a link to the source.
Figures are carried as the agency published them, and every page states the period and the source so a reader can check them directly.
| Agency | Kind of data | |
|---|---|---|
| DataSaudi · open APIThis is what drives our indicators page | 278 official tables: inflation, GDP, trade, jobs, wages and payments. Arabic and English, no key needed | Source ↗ |
| GASTAT · bulletinsThe raw material for the «what did it cost» page | The consumer price index and average goods prices (582 items a month, by unit) | Source ↗ |
| GASTAT · databaseThe index is open; the figures need a browser session | 2,880 tables: regional prices, wholesale prices and the property price index | Source ↗ |
| Ministry of Finance · budget reportThe cleanest government finance file | Quarterly budget performance, revenue and spending | Source ↗ |
| Saudi Central Bank · monthly bulletinNo API | Banks, financing, payments and exchange rates | Source ↗ |
| Agency | Kind of data | |
|---|---|---|
| Etimad · tendersRunning on our tenders page | 288 thousand government tenders: the body, the activity and the closing date | Source ↗ |
| Etimad · upcoming projectsNobody else publishes them | Government projects before they are tendered | Source ↗ |
| Ministry of Commerce · registry statisticsAnnual, last updated 2024 | New commercial registrations by activity and city | Source ↗ |
| WathiqSAR 12 per lookup | The commercial register record of a single company | Source ↗ |
| TadawulBlocks automated access | Disclosures by listed companies | Source ↗ |
| Tadawul · share listPrices are delayed and need a full browser header | 399 shares with their Arabic names and prices, refreshed every three minutes | Source ↗ |
| Capital Market Authority · data interfaceSometimes slow, and needs a retry | 372 public funds, 2,233 private funds and 240 licensed institutions | Source ↗ |
| Capital Market Authority · announcementsAbout three announcements a week | Board decisions: offering approvals, trading suspensions and fintech licences | Source ↗ |
| Ministry of Investment | Quarterly investment reports and their files | Source ↗ |
| Agency | Kind of data | |
|---|---|---|
| Aramco · fuel pricesNo archive: whoever saves it monthly owns the series | Petrol and diesel prices, updated monthly | Source ↗ |
| Electricity Regulatory AuthorityClean tables | The electricity tariff for each category | Source ↗ |
| Gold price in riyalsNo key needed | The ounce and the gram price | Source ↗ |
| Property price indexArabic and English | Property prices by region and property type, quarterly | Source ↗ |
| Property indicators · Real Estate General AuthorityNo export | Rents and transactions by district | Source ↗ |
| The property exchange · Ministry of JusticeThe index today 10,617 points | Property transactions by district, and an index updated daily | Source ↗ |
| Agency | Kind of data | |
|---|---|---|
| App rankings in Saudi ArabiaNo archive: whoever saves it daily owns the history | The most downloaded apps, finance apps included | Source ↗ |
| Civil Aviation · open data | Airport passenger traffic, 2010 to 2024 | Source ↗ |
| Monsha'at | SME reports, news and events | Source ↗ |
| The Saudi open data portalBlocks automated access; downloads are manual | More than ten thousand datasets | Source ↗ |
| The Public Investment Fund · US filingsFrom the US Securities and Exchange Commission, public record | The fund's US equity holdings, share by share, every quarter | Source ↗ |
| JODI · oil dataThe Ministry of Energy does not publish it | Saudi oil production and exports, monthly | Source ↗ |
| Mawani | Port and container traffic | Source ↗ |