Saudi Arabia has 175,000 contracting firms with 4 mln workers: Minister

Majid Al-Hogail, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing

Saudi Arabia has more than 175,000 contracting companies, employing four million workers, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing Majid Al-Hogail, the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. 

The contracting industry is the Kingdom’s second largest non-oil sector, generating around SAR 255 billion per annum, Al-Hogail said on the sidelines of the International Contracting Conference 2022 (ICC) in Riyadh.