Jeddah Facts and Figures Jeddah Annual Report 2016–2017 Table of contents 1 Saudi Arabia – Country Profile ..............................................................................................1 1.1. Location and other details ............................................................................................... 1 2 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as an Emerging Business Destination in The Middle East .....................................................................................................................4 2.1 Current population and projected growth ....................................................................... 4 2.2 Education trends .............................................................................................................. 5 2.3 Political analysis ............................................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Political structure in the Kingdom ...................................................................... 6 2.3.2 Tax policies .......................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Economic outlook ............................................................................................................ 8 2.4.1 Key sectors and investment during 2011–15 ..................................................... 8 2.4.2 Overview of banking and finance sector ............................................................ 9 2.4.3 GDP growth rate ................................................................................................ 12 2.4.4 Inflation rate ....................................................................................................... 12 2.4.5 Unemployment rate ........................................................................................... 12 2.4.6 Trade outlook, export/import and FDI .............................................................. 13 2.4.7 Investment outlook (cost of doing business in the Kingdom) ......................... 14 2.4.8 Reasons to invest in Saudi Arabia .................................................................... 15 3 Overview of Makkah Province .............................................................................................17 3.1 Overview of Jeddah and Makkah cities ........................................................................ 18 3.1.1 Jeddah’s historical areas .................................................................................. 19 3.2 Key attractions in Jeddah and Makkah ........................................................................ 25 4 Key Economic Trends of Jeddah ........................................................................................31 4.1 Population of Jeddah ..................................................................................................... 31 4.2 Permitted marriage officials, marriage contracts and divorce documents ................. 31 4.3 Economic outlook .......................................................................................................... 32 4.3.1 Economic indicators ......................................................................................... 32 4.3.2 Key growth drivers and inhibitors of the Jeddah economy ............................ 34 4.3.3 Unemployment rate ........................................................................................... 34 4.4 Current situation of housing and expected demand .................................................... 35 4.5 Jeddah’s cost of living index – comparison with other major cities in the Kingdom ............................................................................................................... 36 4.6 Challenges related to healthcare ................................................................................... 38 4.7 Business outlook in Jeddah .......................................................................................... 39 5 Development of Human Resources in Jeddah ...................................................................41 5.1 Overview of education sector ........................................................................................ 41 5.2 General education .......................................................................................................... 41 5.2.1 Number of schools in Jeddah ........................................................................... 42 5.2.2 Number of classrooms in Jeddah ..................................................................... 48 5.2.3 Student enrolment in general education in Jeddah ......................................... 50 5.3 Higher education ............................................................................................................ 53 5.3.1 Number of universities and colleges ................................................................ 53 5.3.2 Student enrolment in higher education ............................................................ 56 5.3.3 Indicators on teaching staff in higher education ............................................. 59 5.4 Technical and vocational education .............................................................................. 60 5.5 Current situation of the labour force ............................................................................. 61 5.5.1 Distribution of labour force ............................................................................... 61 of contents Table 5.5.2 Minimum wages and benefits ........................................................................... 63 5.5.3 Government initiatives and policies ................................................................. 64 5.5.4 Labour laws ....................................................................................................... 65 6 Growing Infrastructure in Jeddah .......................................................................................69 6.1 Transportation ................................................................................................................ 69 6.1.1 Roads ................................................................................................................. 69 6.1.2 Railways ............................................................................................................. 75 6.1.3 Outlook .............................................................................................................. 76 6.2 Ports ............................................................................................................................... 79 6.2.1 Jeddah Islamic Port .......................................................................................... 79 6.2.2 King Abdullah Port ............................................................................................ 85 6.2.3 Outlook .............................................................................................................. 86 6.3 Airports ........................................................................................................................... 87 6.3.1 Number of airports ............................................................................................ 87 6.3.2 Number of terminals and runways ................................................................... 87 6.3.3 Number of commercial flights and distribution of aviation ............................. 89 6.3.4 Overall passenger traffic ................................................................................... 90 6.3.5 Air cargo (in tons) .............................................................................................. 92 6.3.6 Passengers and cargo carried by Saudia ........................................................ 93 6.3.7 Air traffic by carrier ............................................................................................ 94 6.3.8 Customs port activity ........................................................................................ 95 6.3.9 Outlook .............................................................................................................. 99 6.4 Telecommunications ...................................................................................................... 99 6.4.1 Mobile telecommunications market ............................................................... 100 6.4.2 Fixed telephone lines ...................................................................................... 100 6.4.3 Fixed broadband services .............................................................................. 101 6.4.4 Internet services market ................................................................................. 101 6.4.5 Leading service providers ............................................................................... 101 6.5 Public utilities ............................................................................................................... 102 6.5.1 Power sector ................................................................................................... 102 Table of contents Table 6.5.2 Water ................................................................................................................ 107 6.5.3 Contribution of major utilities to GDP ............................................................ 110 6.5.4 Outlook – Utilities and infrastructure .............................................................. 111