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Saudi manufacturing registrations rise 18% to 255,188 in Q3 2026
Saudi Arabia had 255,188 active manufacturing business registrations by the end of September 2026, up 18% from the same time in 2025.
Mining and quarrying registrations also increased, rising 13% to 12,831.
These figures count active commercial registrations, not factories that started operating or the amount they produced.
Registrations for solar panel manufacturing rose 33% to 1,700, while those for making and assembling automobile engines climbed 45% to 1,207.
The growth supports Saudi Arabia’s effort to expand domestic industry and diversify its economy under Vision 2030.
The country aims to have 36,000 factories by 2035 and raise industry’s contribution to GDP to SR1.4 trillion.
The figures show business registrations growing, but do not say how many factories will open or how much output will increase.
Saudi Arabia had 255,188 active manufacturing commercial registrations at the end of the third quarter of 2026, up 18 percent from the same period in 2025.
Mining and quarrying registrations rose 13 percent to 12,831.
Registrations for solar panel manufacturing and related components increased 33 percent to 1,700.
Registrations for automobile engine manufacturing and assembly rose 45 percent to 1,207.
The Ministry of Commerce linked the growth to efforts to support industry and use natural resources in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s manufacturing sector, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
- What
- Active manufacturing commercial registrations rose 18 percent to 255,188. Mining and quarrying registrations increased 13 percent to 12,831.
- When
- By the end of the third quarter of 2026, compared with the same period in 2025.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The ministry said growth reflected efforts to strengthen industry and optimize the use of natural resources, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
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Manufacturing registrations stood at 215,697, while mining and quarrying registrations stood at 11,263.
Manufacturing registrations reached 255,188, and mining and quarrying registrations reached 12,831.
- Manufacturing registrations
- 255,188 at the end of Q3 2026
- Annual manufacturing growth
- 18 percent
- Mining and quarrying registrations
- 12,831 at the end of Q3 2026
- Solar panel registrations
- 1,700, up 33 percent
- Automobile engine registrations
- 1,207, up 45 percent
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What people are saying
expanding commercial and investment opportunities, diversification of the economic base, and stimulation of small and medium-sized enterprises’ growth.