A deep dive look into the sectors
Through 2030, all economic activities will grow in line with the direction of Vision 2030, creating substantial demand for Machinery & Equipment. Upcoming mega-projects such as NEOM will require large amounts of equipment during construction. KSA faces a great opportunity to localize M&E demand. in addtion, the industry is heavily influenced by significant innovation in industrial machinery manufacturing and operations (e.g., IoT, 3D printing, sensors) accelerating the growth of the M&E market. Globally, COVID-19 has raised awareness of the importance of building local capabilities to manufacture equipment required for operations, repair, and maintenance is a prerequisite to becoming self-sufficient and strengthening supply chain resilience.
Use of future technologies (IOT / Sensors).
Automation, Robotics, and AI/ML capabilities.
Composite Materials.
3D Printing Capabilities.
Trend towards after market Services.
Pandemic Impact.
• The MEA region market reached a value of USD 47 bn, and Globally, the production of M&E reached USD 3.7 trillion in 2019, both will grow by 4% annually through 2030.
• Domestically, the M&E market is expected to grow at 3% annually between 2021 and 2040, providing a great localization opportunity given the current supply gap and expected demand growth.
• Significant demand due to upcoming Giga projects.
• Majority of the global demand is driven by China, USA and Western Europe.
• Key segments include specialized machinery of industries, engines and turbines, pumps, compressors, automation systems among other.
• Other key drivers are demand for higher efficiency products, innovation in machinery types, urbanization and increased disposable income.
Large scale development projects are planned in region (e.g., Africa Rail and Energy Projects, Middle East Crude to chemical projects, GCC construction projects,NEOM.and NWC projects: Desalination, Wastewater and Network expansion projects.
The Valves category is a heavily imported product with nearly $1.4bn worth of goods being imported to the Kingdom in 2019.
The Air or Vacuum pump total imports in Kingdom amounted to $720 mn.
Transformers imports have reduced, reaching $535 mn in 2019, with existing capabilities for exports.
Electric Motors segment imported $145 mn worth of goods in 2019.
The switchgears import have reduced however it remains a key segment with $695 mn worth for goods imported in 2019.
Liquid Pumps is a significantly large market with ~ $745 mn worth of goods being imported to the country in 2019.
Global markets expect additive manufacturing to grow at the high rates of 15% to 21% over the period 2024 – 2033. For an emerging market such as KSA, the growth rates are expected to reach as high as 18% with the potential of reaching higher rates.
The market for additive manufacturing materials is expected to grow based on the vision’s 2030 goals of developing and diversifying the industrial sector and the country’s goal of becoming a global additive manufacturing leader.
Import volumes increased by a CAGR of 10.16% (2012 – 2023) reaching 14,581 tons in 2023* (preliminary data) with values increasing by 9.16% (2012 – 2023) reaching a peak of SAR 646 million in 2023* (preliminary data). In the most recent years, data also shows an increase in import volumes over the period 2012 – 2022 by a CAGR of 0.37%.
:Imports By Country
UAE leads in volumes imported with a 27% share from imported volumes, followed by China, USA and Bahrain at 10%, 8% and 7% respectively.
UAE also leads on value of imports is with 20% of imported value, followed by China, USA and Bahrain at 20%, 12.5% and 12% respectively.
The total market grew by around 9.58% over 2012 – 2023. Demand is expected to increase at a higher rate over the forecasted period 2023 – 2033. The forecast rate is based on the statistical analysis of the historical market performance and the expected industry growth rates. The market is expected to grow between a CAGR of 11% – 22% over 2023 – 2033.
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Through the website of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, you can find the tariff rates and data for all kinds of products.
Through the website of General Authority for Statistics, you can find detailed data on Import Statistics for all kind of goods.
Through the website of General Authority for Statistics, you can find detailed data on Export Statistics for all kind of goods.
The Factories Directory is provided by the National Industrial Information Center to enable the user to inquire about factories in the Kingdom by activity, production and location, in addition to other data and information.
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