Over 70.7 million passengers crossed Saudi land borders in 2025: GASTAT

The General Authority for Statistics has released its 2025 Road Transport Statistics Bulletin, revealing that total passenger traffic through Saudi Arabia’s land border crossings exceeded 70.7 million, marking a 7.2% rise compared to 2024.

According to the bulletin, arrivals accounted for more than 37.0 million passengers, while departures reached approximately 33.7 million, representing 47.7% of total passenger movement.

The King Fahd Causeway handled 49.1% of all passenger traffic, followed by the Khafji crossing at 12.2%. January recorded the highest monthly passenger volume with over 7.4 million, while March saw the lowest at about 4.6 million.

Land freight and vehicles

• Total land freight—both inbound and outbound—through border crossings surpassed 26.8 million tons, up 4.4% from 2024.
• Outbound freight rose by 6.3% to 14.3 million tons, while inbound freight increased by 2.4% to 12.5 million tons.
• Al-Batha crossing led in outbound freight with 27.9% of the total, and in inbound freight with 31.9%. Al-Haditha ranked second for outbound freight at 23.2%, while Riyadh Dry Port was second for inbound freight at 26.0%.

The authority reported that the number of registered and roadworthy vehicles exceeded 16.7 million by the end of 2025, a 5.3% increase from the end of 2024. Privately registered vehicles made up 71.2% of the total, followed by private transport vehicles at 20.0%, and public transport vehicles at 4.4%.

Vehicles registered for the first time during the year totaled about 1.1 million, up 3.6% from the previous year.

Driver’s licenses

• The number of valid driver’s licenses by the end of 2025 stood at over 11.3 million, with private licenses accounting for 87.2%.
• Saudi nationals represented 51.0% of valid license holders, while non-Saudis accounted for 49.0%.
• About 1.2 million new driver’s licenses were issued during the year, down 8.1% compared to 2024.

The Road Transport Statistics Bulletin is published annually, providing indicators on passenger and freight movement, infrastructure, and traffic, based on administrative records from various government and private entities as well as statistical models.