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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced that the number of productive factories increased to 8,391 in the third quarter of 2021, with an estimated capital of SAR 1.27 trillion, an increase of 6.4%, compared to the same period in 2020.
Licensed workers in these factories rose 1% to 968,210, according to the Q3 2021 statistical bulletin on industrial licenses issued by the National Industrial Information Center (NIIC).
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Productive Factories |
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Item |
Q3 2020 |
Q3 2021 |
Variation |
Ratio (%) |
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Number of factories |
7886 |
8391 |
505 |
+6.4% |
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Number of licensed workers (‘000) |
960.15 |
968.21 |
8.1 |
+1.0% |
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Capital (SAR bln) |
1018.93 |
1265.62 |
246.69 |
+24.2% |
These factories were distributed among 24 activities, led by chemicals and chemical products in terms of capital at SAR 453.5 billion, followed by non-metallic products with a capital of SAR 319.1 billion.
With regards to the number of factories, other non-metallic products came on top with 1,641 plants, followed by plastic and rubber products with 1,122 factories.
Other non-metallic products also ranked first in terms of licensed workers at 174,000, followed by the food products with 143,700 workers.
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Factories by Activity (Q3 2021) |
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Chemicals and chemical products |
836 |
95.2 |
453.5 |
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Other non-metallic products |
1641 |
174.0 |
319.1 |
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Basic metals |
415 |
73.2 |
95.6 |
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Food products |
926 |
143.7 |
81.3 |
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Coke and refined petroleum products |
92 |
11.7 |
77.7 |
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Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning installation |
54 |
2.4 |
43.0 |
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Plastic and rubber products |
1122 |
87.6 |
31.4 |
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Fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment |
1012 |
102.0 |
36.5 |
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Beverages |
215 |
44.8 |
21.3 |
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Electrical equipment |
278 |
36.3 |
20.6 |
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Unclassified machinery and equipment elsewhere |
291 |
35.0 |
21.0 |
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Water collection, treatment and delivery |
11 |
1.2 |
15.2 |
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Paper & paper products |
317 |
37.5 |
15.0 |
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Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuticals |
56 |
12.0 |
7.1 |
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Textiles |
104 |
15.8 |
6.2 |
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Other manufacturing industries |
169 |
17.1 |
5.0 |
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Motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers |
145 |
13.2 |
3.3 |
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Publishing, printing, and reproduction |
50 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
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Furniture |
321 |
25.1 |
2.5 |
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Wood products and cork except furniture, straw products, and braiding materials |
138 |
11.5 |
2.3 |
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Computers, electronics & optical devices |
43 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
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Clothes |
120 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
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Other transportation equipment |
7 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
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Leather products and articles thereof |
28 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
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Total |
8391.0 |
968.12 |
1265.62 |
According to the report, Q3 saw the licensing of 216 new factories with an estimated capital of SAR 55.2 billion, and employment of 8,200 workers.
A total of 284 factories started production with a capital of SAR 54.5 billion and 15,200 workers, while 345 plants ceased operations worth a capital of SAR 7 billion, as indicated in the following table:
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Changes During Q1 2021 |
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Number of licenses and factories |
Number of licensed workers (‘000) |
Capital (SAR bln) |
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New license |
216 |
8.2 |
55.2 |
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Beginning of production |
284 |
15.2 |
54.5 |
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Suspension of operations |
345 |
20.1 |
7.0 |
As many as 1,801 factories with a capital of SAR 68.5 billion were under construction, employing 78,700 workers.
Other non-metallic products came on top with 359 factories and a capital of SAR 6.7 billion, followed by food products with 250 factories.
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Factories Under Construction by Economic Activity |
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Period |
Number of factories |
Number of licensed workers (‘000) |
Capital (SAR mln) |
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Other non-metallic products |
359 |
18.0 |
6.7 |
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Food products |
250 |
10.5 |
7.5 |
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Plastic and rubber products |
202 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
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Fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment |
186 |
7.7 |
1.8 |
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Chemicals and chemical products |
154 |
4.6 |
22.1 |
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Basic metals |
83 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
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Furniture |
68 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
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Other manufacturing industries |
56 |
2.7 |
10.1 |
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Beverages |
70 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
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Paper & paper products |
82 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
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Electrical equipment |
49 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
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Unclassified machinery and equipment elsewhere |
49 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
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Wood products and cork except furniture, straw products, and braiding materials |
35 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
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Clothes |
31 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
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Coke and refined petroleum products |
29 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
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Motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers |
23 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
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Computers, electronics & optical devices |
24 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
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Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuticals |
21 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
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Textiles |
11 |
0.3 |
0.09 |
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Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning installation |
8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
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Other activities |
5 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
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Total |
1801 |
78.65 |
68.48 |
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