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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 |

Rare Earths

The Third Pillar: Saudi Arabia's $1.3 Trillion Bet on Mining and Minerals

Oil was the first pillar. Petrochemicals the second. Mining is the third — and Saudi Arabia claims $1.3 trillion in untapped mineral wealth. Ma'aden, rare earths, phosphate, gold, and the new Mining Investment Law explained.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Integrated Strategy for Mining and Mineral Industries

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's integrated mining strategy targeting $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth, covering gold, phosphate, bauxite, copper, rare earths, Ma'aden's national champion role, and the National Geological Database under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Mining and Minerals

$1.3 trillion in mineral wealth including gold, phosphate, and rare earths led by Ma'aden under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026