Cultural Heritage on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence Platform

Priority Scorecard: Islamic Values and National Identity

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Islamic Values & National Identity Scorecard KPI

This scorecard tracks Saudi Vision 2030 KPIs for Islamic values, national identity, Umrah capacity, Hajj readiness, and heritage preservation. For full strategic analysis, see the Islamic values priority. Related coverage: Hajj and Umrah Programme, national identity, Vision 2030 overview.

KPI Dashboard

KPI	Baseline	Target 2030	Latest	Status
Umrah pilgrims served (annual)	8M	15M	16.92M	Achieved
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	4	8	8	Achieved
Hajj capacity (annual)	1.8M	3M	2.5M	On Track
Cultural heritage sites registered nationally	200	600	478	On Track
Mosques digitally enabled	10%	80%	72%	On Track
Islamic economy index ranking	2nd	1st	1st	Achieved

Progress Assessment

Islamic values and national identity represents one of the highest-performing priority areas within Vision 2030, earning a consolidated A rating on the strength of multiple targets already achieved and others tracking firmly toward their 2030 endpoints. The Umrah programme has been a standout success, with 16.92 million pilgrims served annually, exceeding the 15 million target by nearly 13 percent. This achievement reflects substantial investment in holy site infrastructure, transportation networks, and hospitality capacity in Makkah and Madinah.

Priority: National Identity and Cultural Heritage

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National Identity in the Vision 2030 Framework

National identity and cultural heritage sit at the centre of Vision 2030’s first pillar, “A Vibrant Society,” alongside the Kingdom’s better-known economic ambitions: non-oil GDP, foreign direct investment, giga-projects, and sovereign wealth. The priority addresses the preservation and promotion of Saudi identity, Arabic language, heritage sites, cultural participation, and national pride. It proceeds from a conviction that modernisation and cultural continuity are not opposing forces but mutually reinforcing imperatives.

Saudi Desert Tourism Experiences

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Saudi Desert Tourism Experiences

Saudi Arabia’s desert landscapes constitute one of the most distinctive and underutilized tourism assets in the global travel market. The Kingdom encompasses four major desert systems — the Rub’ al Khali (Empty Quarter), the An-Nafud, the Ad-Dahna, and the Arabian Desert interior — collectively representing over one million square kilometres of desert terrain ranging from towering sand dunes to gravel plains, from volcanic basalt fields to salt flats. The transformation of these landscapes into commercially viable tourism products is a defining challenge and opportunity of Vision 2030’s tourism diversification agenda.