July 10, 2026
Year of AI 2026 · Updated July 2026
SAUDI COMPUTE
The Kingdom's Compute Buildout, Tracked.
Sovereign AI Infrastructure · Capital Flows · Geopolitical Intelligence

Saudi Compute in 2018

Pre-strategy era. Vision 2030 in early execution phase. AI infrastructure largely conceptual.


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SAR 2,359 bn

funding rates to SME from 15% in 2018 to 8.4% this year The total amount of funding extended to SMEs through the initiative's partners amounted to SAR 2,359 bn The number of loan contras reached 2,

SAR2,330.8bn

018 net profit. Net profit for H1 2018 increased 0.8% YoY to SAR56.7bn. Banking Sector Assets and Profit Banking sector assets rose by 2.1% YoY to SAR2,330.8bn in Q3 2018. Listed banking sector ne

SAR 1,476.3bn

in GDP growth was driven by the oil sector, which increased by 2.85% YoY to SAR 1,134.6bn in 2018 and the non-oil sector that rose by 2.05% YoY to SAR 1,476.3bn in 2018. • Ministry of Finance’s B

USD 1,149 bn

vided into two main catego- ries: Conventional pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals Global Market Globally, the Pharmaceuticals market size reached USD 1,149 bn in 2018 and while spending is expect

SAR 1,030bn

dget statement on December 18, 2018 with the following key figures: • Total expenditure estimate has been increased to SAR 1,106bn in 2019 from SAR 1,030bn in 2018, marking the largest budget i

SAR 895bn

hlights Budget deficit is estimated to decline to SAR 136bn in 2018 from SAR 238bn in 2017. • Total revenue is estimated to increase 29.4% YoY to SAR 895bn in 2018. • Total expenditures are es

USD 777 bn

e their global market share of pharma spend from ~32% in 2018 to ~37% by 2030. On the other hand, spend- ing on Conventional Pharmaceuticals reached USD 777 bn in 2018, constitut- ing a 68% market sh

SAR 454bn

Assets under management (AUM), as a percentage of the nominal GDP, increased to 17.6% in Q4 2018 from 16.8% in Q3 2018. AUM increased by 5%QoQ to SAR 454bn in Q4 2018. On an YTD basis, AUM increase

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