“Registered contractors in the kingdom employ around 3.2 million people, of which 13% to 14% are Saudi nationals. We must also take into consideration that the contracting sector accounts for 6% of the Saudi GDP.”
-Thabet Al-Sawyeed, Governor of the Saudi Contractors Authority, in his opening remarks for the 2020 Leaders in Construction KSA Summit. Currently, there are approximately 166,000 registered contractors working in Saudi Arabia, of which approximately 98.5% are small and medium contractors. [Construction Week]
