While the kingdoms projects market remains the largest in the region, government revenues will grow at a restrained rate
Value of GCC projects planned or underway | |
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Source: MEED Projects | |
Country | Value ($m) |
Bahrain | 72,835 |
UAE | 846,381 |
Qatar | 279,121 |
Kuwait | 246,368 |
Saudi Arabia | 1,040,721 |
Oman | 169,449 |
Biggest projects by contract award value ($m) in Saudi Arabia ($m) | |||
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Source: MEED Projects | |||
Project | Client | Industry | Value ($m) |
Riyadh Light Rail Transit (Riyadh Metro): Lines 1 & 2 | Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) | Transport | 9,289 |
Haramain High-Speed Rail Network (HHR): Phase 2 | Saudi Railways Organisation | Transport | 8,396 |
Riyadh Light Rail Transit (Riyadh Metro): Lines 4, 5 & 6 | ADA | Transport | 7,820 |
Riyadh Light Rail Transit (Riyadh Metro): Line 3 | ADA | Transport | 5,942 |
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah: Phase 1: New Terminal: Package 1 | GACA | Transport | 4,034 |
Military Medical City in Riyadh: Phase 1 | Ministry of Defence | Construction | 3,800 |
Housing Development: Phase 2 | Saudi National Guard | Construction | 3,600 |
Abraj Kudai in Mecca | Ministry of Finance | Construction | 3,500 |
Rabigh Power Plant Extension - Phase 6 | Saudi Electricity Company | Power | 3,400 |
King Abdullah Project: Security Forces Medical Complex: Jeddah | Ministry of Interior | Construction | 3,350 |
Selected planned projects in Saudi Arabia ($m) | |||||
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Source: MEED Projects | |||||
Project | Client | Industry | Value ($m) | Stage | Expected award year |
Nuclear Power Reactor | King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy | Power | 63,000 | Study | 2033 |
Yanbu Oil-To-Chemical Complex | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | Chemical | 30,000 | Feed | 2017 |
Sustainable City | King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy | Construction | 27,000 | Study | 2017 |
Yanbu Integrated Refinery & Petrochemicals Complex | Saudi Aramco | Chemical | 20,000 | Study | 2017 |
Heart of Jeddah Development | Jeddah Development & Urban Regeneration | Construction | 19,767 | Main Contract PQ | 2016 |
Al Ruwais Regeneration in Jeddah | Jeddah Development & Urban Regeneration | Construction | 13,800 | Study | 2016 |
Khozam Development in Jeddah | Khozam Development Co | Construction | 12,331 | Design | 2016 |
GCC Water Grid | Gulf Cooperation Council | Water | 10,500 | Study | 2017 |
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah: Phase 2 | Saudi Arabia General Authority for Civil Aviation | Transport | 10,000 | Study | 2019 |
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah: Phase 3 | Saudi Arabia General Authority for Civil Aviation | Transport | 10,000 | Study | 2029 |
Saudi hydrocarbons production | |||||
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2008-2012* | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | 2016f | |
Saudi Arabia crude oil productionn (million barrels a day) | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
Saudi Arabia natural gas production (million barrels a day equivalent) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Source: IMF; *=average |
Saudi economic indicators | ||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Nominal GDP ($bn) | 744.3 | 746.2 | 632.1* | 643.2 | 694.5 | 749.2 | 799.8 | 848.6 |
GDP per capita ($) | 24,816 | 24,252 | 20,139 | 20,093 | 21,269 | 22,494 | 23,541 | 24,488 |
Real GDP growth (annual change, %) | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.4* | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Government revenue (% of GDP) | 41.4 | 37.3 | 28.9* | 27.3 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 25.9 |
Government total expenditure (% of GDP | 35.6 | 40.8 | 50.4* | 46.7 | 45.2 | 43.9 | 41.6 | 39.9 |
General government gross debt (% of GDP) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 6.7* | 17.3 | 25.8 | 32.8 | 38.8 | 44.3 |
Current account balance (% of GDP) | 18.2 | 10.3 | -3.5* | -4.7 | -1.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
Inflation (%) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1* | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Population (millions) | 30.0 | 30.8 | 31.4* | 32.0 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 34.7 |
Unemployment rate (millions) | 5.6 | 5.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2015; * = Estimates start from |
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