Construction in Saudi Arabia - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2025 (Q4 2021)

The publisher expects the construction industry in Saudi Arabia to expand by 1.5% in real terms in 2021 - marginally down from a previous projection of 2.9% growth. This downward revision is attributed to the weaker-than-expected performance in Q3 2021 and continued weakness in the commercial sector, due to weak investor and consumer confidence amid uncertainty over the course of the pandemic. According to the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat), the industry’s value add grew marginally by 0.7% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2021, preceded by Y-o-Y growth rates of 1% in Q2 2021 and 2.7% in Q1 2021.

The industry is expected to register an annual average growth of 4.2% between 2022-2025, supported by the government’s efforts to develop transport and energy infrastructure. To become a global hub for renewable energy (RE) and RE technologies over the next 10 years, in April 2021 the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Bin Salman launched construction on the Sakaka Solar Photovoltaic (PV) project, which is a 300MW solar PV project located in the city of Sakaka. Along with this, the Crown Prince announced the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for seven new solar power projects in various regions across the Kingdom.

In mid-December 2021, the government announced a SAR955 billion (US$254.4 billion) budget for 2022; this includes an allocation of SAR42 billion (US$11.2 billion) for transport infrastructure, SAR32 billion (US$8.5 billion) for the general administration sector and SAR54 billion (US$4.4 billion) for the economic resources sector. The government plans to inject SAR27 trillion (US$7.2 trillion) into the economy until 2030. Of this, SAR10 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) will go to government spending through the budget over the next 10 years, while the SAR17 trillion (US$4.5 trillion) will be divided into SAR3 trillion (US$799 billion) for the Public Investment Fund (PIF), SAR4 trillion (US$1 trillion) for local and international companies, SAR5 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) for the Shareek program and another SAR5 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) for private consumption. In addition to this, the government also announced a new ‘National Investment Strategy’ in October 2021, which aims to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of more than SAR399 billion (US$106.3 billion) annually by 2030 and increase annual domestic investment to SAR1.7 trillion (US$552.8 trillion) by that year.

Over the forecast period, the construction industry’s output will also be supported by the huge pipeline of projects such as Neom (a proposed gigacity on the Egyptian-Jordanian border), the Red Sea project, AMAALA (a unique luxury sea resort destination which includes three super-luxury sea resorts) and Qiddiya (a tourism megaproject in Riyadh). In March 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, architect of the Saudi Vision 2030 programme, stated that the state-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) will pump at least SAR150 billion (US$40 billion) into the local economy each year through 2025, with the PIF aiming to increase its assets to SAR4 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) by that year.

This report provides detailed market analysis, information, and insights into Saudi Arabia’s construction industry, including:

• Saudi Arabia’s construction industry's growth prospects by market, project type and construction activity
• Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues, as well as an analysis of key risks and opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s construction industry
• Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, focusing on development stages and participants, in addition to listings of major projects in the pipeline.

Scope

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It provides:

• Historical (2016-2020) and forecast (2021-2025) valuations of the construction industry in Saudi Arabia, featuring details of key growth drivers.
• Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector
• Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.
• Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants

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