Saudi NIDLP hits SAR 1.04 trln GDP contribution, non-oil share at 39%

Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) said its sectors contributed SAR 1.045 trillion to gross domestic product by the end of 2025, accounting for 39% of non-oil GDP. The figure was up 5% year-on-year from SAR 996 billion in 2024.

Non-government investments completed across NIDLP sectors reached SAR 775 billion by the end of 2025, the program said in its annual report. Total investments rose SAR 110 billion during the year from SAR 665 billion at end-2024, a gain of nearly 17%.

On key performance indicators, NIDLP exceeded several targets. Military industries localization hit 24.89%, above the program's 16.5% target and up from a 7.7% baseline. Local content in non-oil sectors stood at SAR 1.299 trillion, just shy of the SAR 1.309 trillion target but above the SAR 942 billion baseline.

Final licenses issued for promising industries reached 2,894, well above the 1,040 target and up from a baseline of 169. Cumulative exports from those industries hit SAR 161.6 billion, exceeding the SAR 120.6 billion target and up from a baseline of SAR 18.6 billion. Re-export-linked logistics service centers reached 24, above the 20 target and up from a baseline of two.

Launched in 2019, NIDLP aims to position Saudi Arabia as an industrial powerhouse and global logistics hub through four sectors – energy, mining, industry and logistics – supported by Fourth Industrial Revolution technology and local content development.