Saudi Arabia: In-depth PESTLE Insights
August 2018
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About the Report
About the Report
Saudi Arabia: In-depth PESTLE Insights
Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Saudi Arabia provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Key Highlights
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Saudi Arabia, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Saudi Arabia's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Scope
- Understand the political system in Saudi Arabia through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Saudi Arabia through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Saudi Arabia through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Saudi Arabia through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Saudi Arabia in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Saudi Arabia perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Saudi Arabia perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Saudi Arabia perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 6
Key Facts and Geographic Location 14
Key facts 14
Geographic location 15
PESTLE Analysis 16
Summary 16
Political analysis 17
Overview 17
Current strengths 17
Current challenges 18
Future prospects 20
Future risks 21
Economic analysis 23
Overview 23
Current strengths 23
Current challenges 26
Future prospects 28
Future risks 30
Social analysis 32
Overview 32
Current strengths 32
Current challenges 33
Future prospects 35
Future risks 37
Technology analysis 38
Overview 38
Current strengths 38
Current challenges 40
Future prospects 40
Future risks 40
Legal analysis 41
Overview 41
Current strengths 41
Current challenges 42
Future prospects 42
Environmental analysis 44
Overview 44
Current strengths 44
Current challenges 45
Future prospects 46
Future risks 46
Political Landscape 47
Summary 47
Evolution 47
Structure and policies 48
Key political figures 48
Structure of government 49
Key policies 49
Performance 51
Governance indicators 51
Outlook 52
Economic Landscape 53
Summary 53
Evolution 53
Structure and policies 54
Financial authorities and regulators 54
Performance 55
GDP and growth rate 55
Fiscal situation 60
Exports and imports 60
Current account 61
International investment position 61
Credit rating 61
Monetary situation 61
Employment 63
Outlook 64
Social Landscape 65
Summary 65
Evolution 65
Structure and policies 65
Demographic composition 65
Education 67
Healthcare 67
Social welfare 67
Performance 68
Healthcare 68
Income distribution 69
Education 69
Outlook 70
Technological Landscape 71
Summary 71
Evolution 71
Structure and policies 71
Intellectual property 72
Performance 72
Telecommunications 72
Outlook 73
Legal Landscape 74
Summary 74
Evolution 74
Structure and policies 74
Judicial system 74
Legislation affecting business 75
Tax regulations 75
Trade regulations 75
Corporate governance 76
Performance 76
Effectiveness of the legal system 76
Outlook 76
Environmental Landscape 77
Summary 77
Evolution 77
Structure and policies 77
Environmental regulations 77
Participation in global efforts, agreements, and pacts 78
Performance 79
Environmental impact 79
Outlook 80
Appendix 81
Ask the analyst 82
Disclaimer 82
List of Figure
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Saudi Arabia 15
Figure 2: Expenditure on Defense 20
Figure 3: Saudi Arabian Trade with China 21
Figure 4: Saudi Proven Crude Oil And Natural Gas Reserves, 1962-2017 24
Figure 5: Public Debt in Saudi Arabia, 2005-2017 25
Figure 6: Public Debt in Middle Eastern Nations, 2017 25
Figure 7: Nominal and Real Oil Prices (USD per Barrel), 1970-2017 27
Figure 8: Net Non-oil Exports with Prominent Trading Partners of Arab Countries (excluding GCC countries) in 2017 (Million Riyals) 29
Figure 9: Oil and Non-oil Revenues (Billion Riyals) 30
Figure 10: Youth Unemployment (Percentage of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24), 2017 31
Figure 11: Ten Countries with the Largest Number of Umrah Performers (Thousands) 33
Figure 12: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (% of Young Population), 2011-2015 34
Figure 13: Employees by Education Status and Nationality, Q1 2018 35
Figure 14: Budget Appropriations For Public Institutions (Million Riyals), 2015 36
Figure 15: Number of Banks Offering Payment Services to Non-banks, 2012-2016 39
Figure 16: Growth in Banking Activities, 2006-2016 39
Figure 17: Market Capitalization of Listed Domestic Companies (USD Billion/% of GDP), 2010-2017 43
Figure 18: Number of Thunderstorms, Sandstorms and Stuck Dust in Saudi Arabia, 2016 45
Figure 19: Saudi Arabia-Key Political Events Timeline 48
Figure 20: Key Political Figure in Saudi Arabia 48
Figure 21: Historical GDP Growth in Saudi Arabia, 2007-2017 54
Figure 22: GDP and GDP Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia, 2012-2022f 55
Figure 23: GDP Composition by Sector, 2017 56
Figure 24: Agricultural Output of Saudi Arabia (SAR Billion/%), 2012-2017 57
Figure 25: Industrial Output of Saudi Arabia (SAR Trillion/%), 2012-2017 58
Figure 26: Services Output of Saudi Arabia (SAR Trillion/%), 2012-2017 59
Figure 27: External Trade of Saudi Arabia (USD Billion), 2013-2017 60
Figure 28: Consumer Price Index and Consumer Price Index-based Inflation in Saudi Arabia, 2012-2022f 62
Figure 29: Unemployment in Saudi Arabia (Thousands/%), 2012-2022 63
Figure 30: Total Expenditure on Healthcare in Saudi Arabia (USD Billion/%), 2011-2017 68
Figure 31: Government Expenditure on Education in Saudi Arabia (USD Billion/%), 2010-2015 69
Figure 32: Internet Users in Saudi Arabia (Million Users/% of Population), 2012-2016 73
Figure 33: Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Saudi Arabia (Million Metric Tons/%), 2008-2015 79
List of Table
List of Tables
Table 1: Saudi Arabia-Key Fundamentals, 2015-2022f 6
Table 2: Saudi Arabia-Key Facts, 2018 14
Table 3: Analysis of Saudi Arabia's Political Landscape 17
Table 4: Analysis of the Saudi Arabian Economy 23
Table 5: Analysis of the Saudi Arabian Social System 32
Table 6: Analysis of Saudi Arabia's Technology Landscape 38
Table 7: Analysis of the Saudi Arabian Legal Landscape 41
Table 8: Analysis of Saudi Arabia's Environmental Landscape 44
Table 9: Mid-year Population by Age (%), 2017 66
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