Economic Indicators

Indicators on the development of the Saudi economy during 2009:
- GDP of $369 billion (at current prices).
- $14,879 GDP Per capita

Relative contribution to GDP by sector (in 2009)

61%	Oil Sector
39%	Non-Oil Sector
25%	- Private Sector
14%	- Government Sector

GDP by major economic activities at stable prices:

27%	Mining and quarrying
12%	Manufactured Products
12.5%	Finance, insurance and real estate
8.3%	Retail and wholesale trade, restaurants and hotels
7%	Building and Construction
4.7%	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
6.5%	Transport, storage and communications
1.6%	Public utilities (electricity, water, gas)
20%	Other Activities

Most important indicators of the Saudi stock market in 2009:
- The number of trading companies has reached 135 companies.
- The market value of shares is around 1195 billion riyals.
- The number of traded shares is around 57.3 billion shares.
- The value of traded shares is around 1264 billion riyals.
- The number of transactions in the stock market is around 36.5 million transactions.

The banking sector:

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency represents the Central Bank. The Kingdom has 19 commercial banks, including branches of: the National Bank of Kuwait, the Deutsche Bank, Bank Muscat, the National Bank of Bahrain, and J.P. Morgan. The number of branches of commercial banks in 2008 has reached about 57 branches more than the previous year, coming to a total of 1410 branches.

Industrial sector developments till 2009:
The industrial sector has witnessed a steady development which has attained remarkable achievements, thanks to the efforts of the Kingdom in supporting the industrial developments, as the factories that existed in 1974 which were 198 in number reached 4548 factories in 2009. Moreover, the number of workers increased from 34,000 to more than 500,000 workers.

The industry sector of other non-metallic mineral products is the leading sector as there are 768 factories representing 17% of the total number of operating factories. In addition, the refined petroleum products sector leads the industry in terms of the volume of investments – 154 billion riyals, accounting for 39% of the total investments of producing factories. This is followed by the other non-metallic mineral products industry whose size of investments is 53 billion riyals, accounting for 13%. However, the food products and beverages industry tops all sectors in terms of employment – 95,780 laborers, accounting for 19% of the total number of laborers in producing factories.

Saudi industrial exports also witnessed a significant growth rate of 13.8% annually over the period 1992 to 2008, and therefore its value increased from 12,537 million riyals in 1992 to 98,710 million riyals in 2008.

The number of producing factories, the size of their investments and the number of employees between 1974 and 2009:

Number of Factories		Investment Volume		Number of Laborers		Industrial Activities
1974	2009	1974	2009	1974	2009	Industrial Activities
39	717	2,028	39,175	7,199	95,780	Food products and beverages
1	88	20	4,383	60	14,844	Textile industry
1	77	38	738	249	8,255	Garment industry
2	48	7	662	50	4,049	Leather products industry
4	54	65	846	839	4,082	Wood and wood products industry
9	152	177	7,006	843	17,277	Paper industry and products
18	117	809	3,722	2,594	10,344	Printing, publishing and reproduction of recorded media
4	80	364	153,814	3,487	24,539	Refined petroleum products industry
9	476	2,954	47,909	2,429	39,880	Chemicals and chemical products industry
11	490	522	12,764	1,895	42,481	Rubber and plastics industry
25	768	3,771	52,785	3,780	77,319	Other non-metallic mineral products industry
24	316	234	36,851	2,801	45,282	Basic minerals products
9	315	160	8,312	931	28,576	Structural metal products
12	228	808	5,110	4,357	23,466	Machinery and equipment industry
-	5	-	660	-	2,704	The production of office and accounting machines, and computers
2	110	127	9,353	464	19,203	Machinery and electrical appliances industry
-	21	-	964	-	1,983	Equipment, radios, television and communication Industry
2	13	78	83	33	379	The production of medical devices, measuring instruments, optical tools, and various timepieces
8	138	-	2,399	622	12,809	Motor vehicles and trailers industry
-	15	170	294	-	1,473	Other transportation equipment
17	317	-	6,469	1,295	29,737	Furniture industry and other industries not classified elsewhere
-	3	-	40	-	123	Metal and Non-Metal Recycling
198	4,548	12,331	394,338	33,928	504,585	Total

Data table illustrating approximate Gregorian years and their corresponding accurate Hijri years 1394 H and 1430 H, respectively.

Source: Operational Industrial Projects System (OIPS).

Other Products

Oil Refining

Tourism sector developments till 2008:

- The Kingdom has many touristic advantages that distinguish it from other countries in the world represented in the presence of the Two Holy Mosques, other tourist sites, climate diversity, and availability of capital.
- Contribution of the tourism sector in the GDP is 2.7%.
- Contribution of the tourism sector in non-oil GDP is 6.9%
- Total expenditure on tours $19.8 billion, including $10 billion on local tourist trips, and $9.2 billion on incoming tourist trips.
- The number of employees in the tourism sector is about 444 thousand laborers; 24.5% of whom are Saudi.

Saudi Economic Cities:
The Government of Saudi Arabia has begun to establish a number of world-class economic cities in some regions of the Kingdom at an initial cost of more than $85.3 billion dollars aimed at developing the energy industry, stimulating the services sector, attracting knowledge, localizing technology, and providing jobs. It is expected that these cities will contribute 150 billion dollars in GDP by 2020, and will provide career opportunities for nearly 1.3 million people. Also it is expected to establish a seaport in the King Abdullah Economic City (one of the first economic cities). This seaport will occupy an area of 13.8 km², and will be largest port in the region, and one of the five largest global ports, which will have the ability to accommodate more than ten million containers.