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NATIONAL DAY
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he Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the honour and Tprivilege of providing
integrated services for the pilgrims of Allah’s Inviolable House, for those performing pilgrimage Hajj or Umrah and for all visitors of the Mosque of the Noble Prophet, peace be upon him. Such services begin from the moment the pilgrims set foot in the territory of the Kingdom till their return to their respective countries. Caring for the needs of pilgrims occupies first priority among the Kingdom’s concerns.
Hajj is associated with the life of Islamic Prophet Muhammad from the 7th century, but the ritual of pilgrimage to Makkah is considered by Muslims to stretch back to thousands of years to the time of Ibrahim. Pilgrims join procesions of in hundreds of thousands, simultaneously convering at Makkah for the week of Hajj.
The Saudi government feels honoured to organise Hajj for God has chosen this country to be the place of the two holy mosques. Saudi Araba gives the best possible services to the pilgims.
Parameters 2006 2007 2008 2009E 2010E
GDP (US$ billion) 357 385 476 370 438
GDP per Capita (US$ ‘000) 15.0 15.9 19.1 14.5 16.8
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
18.7 21.3 20.8 - -
Current account balance (US$ billion)
99.1 93.5 132.5 20.5 39.9
Inflation (average) 2.3 4.1 9.9 5.1 5.2
Forex Reserve (US$ billion) 30.4 37.6 34.3 - -
Oil sector (% in GDP) 27.5 26.7 26.9 - -
Population (million) 23.7 24.3 24.9 25.5 26.1
US, 14%
China
11%
Japan
8%
Germany
7%
South Korea
4%
Others
56%
Total imports 2008 US$98 billion
Import origin
Products imported
9%
10%
15%
18%
4%Cereals
Electronic equipments
Iron and steel and related
articles
Vehicles
Machinery
Export destination
US 17%
Japan
15%
China
9%
South
Korea
9%India
7%
Others
43%
89%
1%
13%
2%
1%
Aircraft
Metals &
Chemicals
Plastic articles
Organic
Chemicals
Oil
12,09718,293
24,31838,223
53 1,08013,139
1,257
2005 2006 2007 2008
FDI inward FDI outward
1. EXPORTS TO 1,123 1,412 1,809 2,586 3,708 4,030
SAUDI ARABIA
2. %Share 1.76 169 1.76 2.05 2.28 3.01
3. IMPORTS FROM 5547 7367 10730 12936 19410 16720
SAUDI ARABIA
4. %Share 0.94 1.17 1.09 7.21 7.72 7.08
5. TOTAL TRADE 6670 8779 12539 15522 23118 20751
6. %Growth 28.75 31.61 42.82 23.78 48.93
7. India's Total Trade 141,99166 195,053.38 252.256.27 311,866.78 414,546.16 369,650
8. %Share 1.31 1.39 1.36 5.12 5.58 5.61
R a n k S t a r t b u s i -n e s s
D e a l i n g w i t h c o n s t r u c- t i o n p e r m i t s
E m p l o y w o r k e r s
G e t t i n g c r e d i t
P r o t e c t I n v e s t o r
T r a d i n g a c r o s s b o r d e r s
E n f o r c i n g C o n t r a c t s
C l o s i n g a b u s i n e s s
Global 13 33 73 61 16 23 140 60
ALN 1 4 9 1 1 2 15 5