UAE · Gulf logistics
Saudi delivery platform orders rose 27% as average delivery fell to 35 minutes
Saudi Arabia recorded more than 290 million delivery-platform orders in 2024. The General Authority for Statistics also reported faster average delivery and growth in active workers, providing three ways to measure how the platform business changed.
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2023 index
Shared scale · 0 2023 = 100 to 127.2 2023 = 100
2024 index
Shared scale · 0 2023 = 100 to 127.2 2023 = 100
The common index shows relative change. A lower value for delivery minutes means faster average service.
More orders and shorter average waits
Recorded orders rose 27.2% between 2023 and 2024. Average delivery time moved from 45 minutes to 35 minutes, a reduction of 10 minutes or about 22.2%. One measure shows system volume and the other describes the average experience of an order. Source 1
Workforce grew at different rates
The reported number of active Saudi workers grew by 21%, compared with 5% for non-Saudi workers. The latter group remained larger on the published thresholds, at more than 302,000 compared with more than 140,000. Growth rates and worker levels answer different questions. Source 1
The index keeps incompatible units apart
The two-year graphic gives each measure a starting value of 100. An order index of 127.2 means order volume grew 27.2%. A delivery-time index of 77.8 means the average was about 78% of its previous duration. Counts, people and minutes remain visible in the table or narrative. Source 1
Postal parcels are counted in another series
The same release reports more than 180 million postal and parcel shipments, alongside a two-day average delivery time and a 96% timely delivery rate for that series. The definitions and units differ from app platform orders, so adding their totals would not establish an unduplicated national delivery count. Source 1