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SAUDI VISION 2030
The Vanderbilt Terminal for Saudi Arabia's National Transformation
INDEPENDENT GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
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 |

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Pilgrimage Diplomacy: Hajj as Soft Power and Muslim World Relations

Saudi Arabia's custodianship of Islam's holiest sites as a soft power asset, Hajj diplomacy, and Muslim-world relations.

Updated Apr 18, 2026
Key Indicators
Non-Oil GDP Share 55%
Saudi Unemployment 7.2%
PIF AUM $1.21T
FDI Share of GDP 2.8%
Female Participation 33.9%