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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Competitiveness

900 Reforms: Impact Assessment of Saudi Arabia's Regulatory Revolution

Assessment of Saudi Arabia's 900+ regulatory reforms under the NCC — impact on business environment, FDI, and economic diversification.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Dutch Disease Risk in Saudi Diversification

Analysis of how Dutch Disease dynamics — currency overvaluation, competitiveness erosion, and resource sector crowding out — affect Saudi Arabia's diversification strategy under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Global Competitiveness Across the GCC: Competitiveness Benchmark

Benchmarking global competitiveness rankings across GCC states covering institutional quality, innovation, and infrastructure.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

National Competitiveness Center (NCC): Role in Saudi Vision 2030

The NCC drives Saudi Arabia's regulatory reform agenda with 900+ reforms since 2016, cutting licensing times by over 50 percent.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

National Competitiveness Center (Tayseer)

The Saudi agency responsible for improving the Kingdom's business environment, cutting regulatory burdens, and advancing Saudi Arabia in global competitiveness rankings.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

World Competitiveness Ranking — Progress Tracker

Track Saudi Arabia's rise to 16th globally and 4th among G20 nations in global competitiveness rankings under Vision 2030 reforms.

Updated Apr 18, 2026