Shareek on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence Platform

Private Sector Growth

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Private Sector Growth KPI: The Central Economic Imperative of Vision 2030

The Private Sector Growth KPI is not merely one priority among many within Vision 2030’s Pillar 2: A Thriving Economy — it is the structural prerequisite upon which the entire economic diversification thesis depends. The Kingdom’s target is unambiguous: raise the private sector’s contribution to GDP from a baseline of approximately 40 percent to 65 percent. Current progress places the figure at approximately 48 percent, representing meaningful advancement but also highlighting the substantial distance remaining to the stated objective.

Shareek Program — Progress Tracker

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This Shareek Program progress tracker KPI page monitors Saudi Arabia’s SAR 5 trillion corporate-investment commitment, capital deployment, participating companies, and Vision 2030 target gap.

Programme Status: Active

For full programme analysis, see the Shareek Programme. Related coverage: private sector, investment analysis, economic diversification.

Key Metrics

Metric	Target	Current	Status
Total investment commitments	SAR 5 trillion by 2030	SAR 5T committed	Commitment achieved
Capital deployed to date	SAR 5T cumulative	~SAR 1.8T estimated deployed	In progress
Participating companies	24 anchor corporates	24	Achieved
Domestic job creation	500,000+	~200,000 estimated	Progressing
Sectors receiving investment	All major sectors	Energy, construction, telecoms, banking, retail	Progressing

Recent Milestones

All 24 anchor companies confirmed investment commitment schedules, with individual corporate strategies aligned to Vision 2030 sectoral priorities.
Saudi Aramco domestic capital expenditure expanded across refining, petrochemicals, and energy infrastructure, representing the largest single corporate contribution to Shareek deployment.
STC Group investments in digital infrastructure, data centres, and fintech subsidiaries accelerated, supporting the digital economy transformation.
Saudi National Bank and major financial institutions increased domestic lending, including SME finance, mortgage origination, and project finance for Vision 2030 developments.
SABIC and other petrochemical companies invested in downstream manufacturing, specialty chemicals, and circular economy initiatives.
Retail and hospitality conglomerates expanded entertainment, tourism, and food service operations in alignment with Quality of Life targets.
Shareek companies collectively exceeded SAR 1.8 trillion in cumulative domestic deployment since programme inception.

Delivery Assessment

The Shareek Program represents a strategic innovation in Vision 2030’s delivery model, leveraging commitments from Saudi Arabia’s largest private corporations to amplify the transformation beyond what government and PIF spending alone could achieve. The SAR 5 trillion headline commitment, while impressive, must be understood in context: it represents a ten-year aggregate across 24 companies, including companies like Aramco that would invest heavily in domestic operations regardless of Shareek. The programme’s value lies in directing and coordinating this investment toward Vision 2030 priorities rather than generating entirely incremental capital deployment.

Shareek Programme

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Definition

The Shareek Programme (Arabic for “Partner”) is a national initiative launched in 2021 that commits Saudi Arabia’s largest private and state-linked companies to collectively invest SAR 5 trillion in the domestic economy through 2030, accelerating private-sector participation in Vision 2030’s economic diversification.

Overview

Announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March 2021, the Shareek Programme establishes a structured compact between the government and the Kingdom’s most prominent companies to dramatically increase domestic capital expenditure and investment. The programme’s initial participants included Saudi Aramco, SABIC, STC, Saudi National Bank, and other leading Tadawul-listed entities.

Shareek Programme: Mobilising SAR 5 Trillion in Private Capital

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Shareek Programme Saudi Arabia

The Shareek Programme in Saudi Arabia is the Kingdom’s flagship compact for mobilising domestic private capital behind Vision 2030. Launched in March 2021 between the Saudi government and the Kingdom’s largest private and semi-private corporations, it aims to catalyse SAR 5 trillion (approximately USD 1.33 trillion) in cumulative private sector investment by 2030, making it one of the largest coordinated domestic capital mobilisation initiatives ever undertaken by an emerging economy.