Saudi Arabia has secured funding contracts exceeding SR280bn ($74.7bn) in its transport and logistics sector, as structural reforms and infrastructure enlargement proceed to draw sturdy world and home curiosity, in keeping with Minister of Transport and Logistic Companies Saleh Al-Jasser.
Talking on the Funds Discussion board 2026, Al-Jasser mentioned the Kingdom’s built-in transport and logistics ecosystem is drawing important private-sector commitments and enabling new enterprise alternatives throughout aviation, rail, freight and warehousing.
He famous that the direct contribution of transport and storage actions to nationwide GDP grew by 6.2 per cent this yr, supported by enlargement in logistics providers and industrial air transport.
The air freight phase recorded a 34 per cent rise in comparison with the earlier yr, reaching 1.2 million tons and reinforcing the broader import–export system central to Saudi Arabia’s financial diversification plans.
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Al-Jasser mentioned the sector additionally achieved a 28 per cent enhance in job creation in transport and warehousing by the tip of the primary quarter of 2025. This generated 144,000 new jobs and lifted the whole workforce to just about 651,000 staff.
On rail growth, he highlighted continued progress throughout the community, together with the acquisition of 10 new passenger trains for the Japanese Railway to satisfy rising demand and assist ongoing financial and developmental enlargement.
He added that transport and logistics stay a strategic enabler of sustainable development. The enlargement of logistics centres throughout the Kingdom reached 24 centres by 2025, additional strengthening diversification throughout a number of sectors.
