Major Investment Sectors

Saudi has been one of the fast-growing investment grounds that allows investors to step forward and establish a business entity. As a part of Vision 2030 Saudi welcomes 15+ sectors for foreign investments. These are some major Investment sectors in Saudi,

Real Estate Sector

  • 50% of new units built using new technologies
  • 70% home ownership target by 2030
  • 1.2BN m2 built-up area expected to be developed by 2030
  • 1.5M housing units to be built by 2030

Healthcare and life sciences sector

  • 100% of the population will be covered by the unified digital medical record system by 2025
  • $5.4BN medical technology market size in 2021
  • 88% of the population, including those in rural areas, will be covered by medical health services by 2025
  • 5.8% CAGR healthcare services sector growth from 2017 to 2029

Agriculture & Food Industries

  • 85% food processing localization target rate by 2030
  • $42BN food and beverage market size and expected to grow at 3% per year over the next five years

Industrial and Manufacturing Sector

  • $17BN Automotive market sales value in 2019
  • 537,000 vehicles sold in 2019
  • $400BN in the pipeline to be spent on the IKTVA program by Saudi Aramco by 2030
  • $13BN total import of energy wires in the MENA

Transport and logistic sectors

  • $26BN annual growth forecast prior to 2030
  • $18BN total market size
  • 12% CAGR by 2030
  • $30BN public sector investments expected over the next decade

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector

  • $2.5BN in expected gaming market size by 2030
  • 73% social media penetration
  • $18BN investments to build a nationwide network of large-scale data centers
  • $2.5BN allocated to build the digital infrastructure needed for industry 4.0
  • $13BN e-commerce market size in 2021, a 45% share of the GCC market
  • 32% growth of the e-commerce market from 2015 to 2020

Tourism and Sports Sectors

  • 100M local and international tourists per year by 2030
  • 10% sector contribution to GDP by 2030, from 3% today
  • $57BN investment requirement to build entertainment infrastructure by 2030
  • 11 entertainment seasons launched across the Kingdom
  • $320M private sector investment committed through clubs’ sponsorships until 2023
  • $670M committed to supporting sports clubs in achieving financial maturity and privatization

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