Related Links

The following links provide access to relevant information on Saudi Arabia and competitiveness development. The links are organized along the following dimensions:

Competitiveness Sources

Other Relevant Rankings

Relevant Ministries

Saudi Statistical Sources

International Statistical Sources

 

 

Competitiveness Sources

International Finance Cooperation "Doing Business" Team http://www.doingbusiness.org

IMD World Competitiveness Center http://www.worldcompetitiveness.com

World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org/en/index.htm

The Competitiveness Institute http://www.competitiveness.org/

Harvard Business School Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness http://www.isc.hbs.edu/

Other Ranking Agencies

Heritage Index on Economic Freedom http://www.heritage.org/

Milken Institute Report http://www.milkeninstitute.org/

Transparency International http://www.transparency.org/

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) http://www.unctad.org

  

Relevant Ministry Sources

Ministry of Commerce and Industry http://www.mci.gov.sa

Ministry of Economy and Planning http://www.planning.gov.sa/i-mop/home/

Ministry of Finance http://www.mof.gov.sa

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs http://www.mol.gov.sa

Ministry of Education http://www.moe.gov.sa

Ministry of Higher Education http://www.mohe.gov.sa

Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals http://www.mopm.gov.sa

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology http://www.mcit.gov.sa

CITC (telecom regulator) http://www.citc.gov.sa/

Ministry of Information (The Saudi Arabia Information Resource) http://www.saudinf.com/main/c5.htm

Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) http://www.sagia.gov.sa

 

Saudi Statistical Sources

Central Department of Statistics http://www.cds.gov.sa/statistic/sindexe.htm

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Annual Report http://www.sama.gov.sa/en/publications/forty_sec_report/Chapters/index.htm

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Statistical Annex http://www.sama-ksa.org/newreports/annual/en/index.htm

Saudi American Bank (SAMBA) Economy Watch http://www.samba.com/investment/economywatch/MarketWatchindex.htm

The Saudi Arabia Information Resource (Ministry of Information) http://www.saudinf.com/main/c5.htm

8th Development Plan (Ministry of Economy and Planning) http://www.planning.gov.sa/home/Home/English/8Plan/Contents.htm

 

International Statistical Reports

UNDP Arab World Human Development Report 2005 http://www.undp.org/arabstates/ahdr2005.shtml

UNDP Human Development Report Statistics http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/

UNDP Program on Governance in the Arab Region http://www.pogar.org/countries/stats.asp?cid=16&gid=4

Statistical, Economic, and Social Training and Research Center for Islamic Countries http://www.sesrtcic.org/stat_country.php

World Bank MENA Unit http://www.worldbank.org/mena

World Bank Development Indicators 2007 www.worldbank.org/data

World Bank Institute Governance Indicators www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govmatters5

United Nations Statistics Division Databases http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm

UNESCO Institute for Statistics http://stats.uis.unesco.org

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org/statistics

World Health Statistics http://www3.who.int/whosis/core/core_select_process.cfm

WIPO Intellectual Property Statistics http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/

WTO Trade Statistics http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2006_e/its06_toc_e.htm

International Financial Statistics http://imfstatistics.org/