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Our Vision
To achieve rapid and sustainable
economic growth in Saudi Arabia,
capitalizing on the Kingdom’s
competitive strengths as the global
capital of energy and as a major hub
between East and West.
Our Mission
To Position Saudi Arabia among the
top ten most competitive nations by
2010 through the creation of a probusiness environment, a knowledgebased society, and by developing
world-class “Economic Cities.”
The Road to 10x10
3 Major Initiatives
Institutionalizing the
Competitiveness Management
Process
Building Pockets of
Competitiveness
Becoming the Most
Competitive in 3
Sectors
Institutionalizing the Competitiveness
Management Process
We benchmark against 300 indicators –
WB, IMD, WEF, UNCTAD.
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Building Pockets of Competitiveness
The World’s First Economic
Cities:
King Abdullah Economic City
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Mousaed City
Knowledge Economic City
Jazan Economic City
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Economy
Saudi economy
today
Economic
cities
GDP
USD 310 billion
USD 150 billion*
Jobs
7.5 million
1.3 million
Population 23.8 million
4.5 million
GDP/capita USD 13,000
USD 33,500
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Becoming Globally Most Competitive
in 3 Sectors
Energy
Transportation
KBIs
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The ENERGY Capital of the World
Petrochemicals
Downstream
To Petrochem
Minerals
Power
& Water
300+ Billion US Dollars
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Hub Between East and West and
Launch-Pad to 250 Million Consumers
Roads
Logistics
Airports/
Seaports
Railways
100+ Billion US Dollars
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Building a Knowledge-Based Society
Healthcare
Life Science
Education
ICT
100+ Billion US Dollars
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38.2 USD Bn Reported in World Investment Report 2009
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THANK YOU
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