Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia's current account index (balance of payments) surplus amounted to 5.86% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter for 2017, up from 2.93% in the same period a year earlier, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said in a statement.
Saudi GDP stood at SAR 639.98 billion in Q3-17, compared to SAR 605.08 billion during the corresponding period the last year.