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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |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: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Electronics

Alat Was Going to Build Saudi Arabia's Electronics Industry. It Dropped Semiconductors and Lost Its CEO.

Alat, the PIF company launched in February 2024 with a $100bn budget to make Saudi Arabia a global electronics hub, dropped its semiconductor plans and removed its founding CEO in 2026. A venture-by-venture delivery ledger of what was announced, what was actually signed, and what exists on 31 July 2026.

Updated Jul 31, 2026

Saudi Electronics Manufacturing: Emerging Assembly Capabilities and Technology Hardware Ambitions

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's electronics manufacturing covering semiconductor ambitions, assembly capabilities, and defence electronics.

Updated Apr 18, 2026