General Authority for Statistics

The General Authority for Statistics is a government entity with an independent legal personality, and its board of directors was formed by Cabinet Resolution No. (11) dated 13-1-1437 AH, headed by His Excellency the Minister of Economy and Planning, and the membership of each of their Excellencies: the Minister of Commerce and Investment, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Labor and Social Development, The Minister of Education, the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, in addition to Their Excellencies: the Director of the National Information Center, the President of the General Authority for Statistics, and two other specialists in the field of work of the Authority, appointed by a decision of the Council of Ministers based on the nomination of the Chairman of the Council,and the Chairman of the Council chooses a deputy for him from among the between ministers and members of the council.

The General Authority for Statistics is the only official statistical reference for statistical data and information in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.It implements all statistical work, in addition to technical supervision of the statistical sector, which includes a multiple system of statistical centers and units established within the administrative structures of government agencies and some private sector institutions.The authority supervises the implementation of the national strategy for statistical work in coordination with the relevant authorities. It also designs and implements field surveys, conducts statistical studies and research, analyzes data and information, and all works of documenting and preserving information and statistical data that cover all aspects of life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from its multiple sources. Codification,tabulation, analysis and extraction of its indicators.