Workers in a construction project
The number of entities in the Saudi contracting sector fell by 5% to 167,100 in 2021 compared to 175,500 in 2020, the Saudi Contractors Authority (SCA) said in its 2021 annual statistical report.
Micro-enterprises constituted 78% of the sector’s entities, with a total of 121,600, while small enterprises constituted 23%, with a total of 39,200, according to SCA’s report.
Saudis owned 99.4% of the total entities, with a total of 166,100, while non-Saudis owned 988 entities. Mixed ownership entities amounted to 18.
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Entities by Size |
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Type |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
Ratio to Total |
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Micro Enterprises |
123,361 |
121,553 |
(1%) |
72.8% |
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Small Enterprises |
45,730 |
39,200 |
(14%) |
23.5% |
|
Medium Enterprises |
5,235 |
5,070 |
(3%) |
3.0% |
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Large Enterprises |
1,145 |
1,257 |
+10% |
0.8% |
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Total |
175,471 |
167,080 |
(5%) |
100% |
The number of workers in the contracting sector facilities declined by 3% to 2.74 million in 2021 compared to 2.8 million in 2020.
Saudi workers constituted 19% of workers, with a total of 509,800, while non-Saudi workers constituted 81% with a total of 2.23 million.
Large enterprises had 1.32 million workers (48% of the total), followed by small enterprises with about 576,100 workers (21% of the total).
Riyadh accounted for the largest number of workers in the sector's facilities by about 37%, followed by the Eastern Province with 28%.
The following table shows workers in the contracting sector by size of the enterprise:
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Employees by Entity Size |
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|
Entity Type |
Employees (‘000) |
Percentage |
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Micro Enterprises |
319.8 |
12% |
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Small Enterprises |
576.1 |
21% |
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Medium Enterprises |
524.3 |
19% |
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Large Enterprises |
1322.2 |
48% |
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Total |
2742.5 |
100 % |
With regard to the types of sectors, building construction activity topped the list, with the number of entities reaching 92,200 (55.2% of the total). It was followed by specialized construction activities, with 49,400 entities (29.6% of the total), then the activities of providing services for buildings with 23,500 entities (14% of the total).
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Entities by Activity |
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Activity |
Number of Entities |
Percentage |
|
Construction of Buildings |
92177 |
55.17% |
|
Specialized Construction Activities |
49422 |
29.58% |
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Providing Services to Buildings |
23452 |
14.04% |
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Civil Engineering |
1053 |
0.63% |
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Mining Support Services |
834 |
0.50% |
|
Waste Collection and Treatment |
142 |
0.08% |
|
Total |
167080 |
100% |
Riyadh accounted for 27.1% of the total contracting sector entities in Saudi Arabia, followed by Makkah and the Eastern Province with 22.4% and 14.2%, respectively.
All Saudi regions witnessed a decrease in the entities growth rate during 2021, except for Jazan, which saw an increase of 5%.
The following is the distribution of the contracting sector entities by region in 2021:
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Entities by Region |
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|
Region |
Number of Entities |
Percentage |
|
Riyadh |
45359 |
27.1% |
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Makkah |
37422 |
22.4% |
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Eastern Province |
#23665 |
14.2% |
|
Qassim |
15047 |
9.0% |
|
Asir |
11724 |
7.0% |
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Madinah |
9080 |
5.4% |
|
Hail |
5226 |
3.1% |
|
Najran |
4862 |
2.9% |
|
Jazan |
4840 |
2.9% |
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Tabuk |
4227 |
2.5% |
|
Al Jouf |
2313 |
1.4% |
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Northern Borders |
1911 |
1.1% |
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Al Baha |
1404 |
0.8% |
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Total |
167080 |
100% |
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