A recent report issued by the National Observatory revealed that the number of small enterprises represents 97.6% of the total private sector enterprises, and that 76.5TP3T of them are in the green range; according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development data for the first half of 2019, the report confirmed that the number of small enterprises in the private sector is 1,496,178, while the number of medium enterprises is 31,328, representing 2% of all enterprises operating in the private sector.
National Observatory
The 4,122 large enterprises represent 0.3% of enterprises, while the 1,239 giant enterprises constitute no more than 0.% of all enterprises operating in the private sector. According to the National Labor Observatory, establishments operating in the wholesale and retail trade sector account for 34.3% of small enterprises, 21.2TP3T of small enterprises are in the construction sector, 14.5TP3T in the transportation, storage and communication sector, 14.% in group, social and personal services, while the remaining activities account for no more than 16TP3T of small enterprises.
Wholesale and retail trade accounts for 47.6% of medium enterprises, construction 29.%, manufacturing 9.9%, group, social and personal services 8.1%, while the rest of the activities account for 5.3% of medium enterprises. The rest of the activities account for 5.3% of medium enterprises.
The majority of large establishments are located in the wholesale and retail trade sector, representing 54.4% of establishments operating in the sector, while construction represents 24.2% of the sector, manufacturing industries 8.9%, while large establishments operating in other activities account for only 5% of the total number of large establishments. The majority of large establishments are located in the wholesale and retail trade sector, representing 54.4% of establishments operating in the sector.
The data showed that establishments operating in the wholesale and retail trade sector account for 34.3% of small establishments, 21.2% of which are located in the construction sector, 14.5% in the transportation, storage and communication sector, and 14.1% in the group, social and personal services sector, while the remaining activities account for no more than 16% of small establishments. The data showed that establishments operating in the wholesale and retail trade sector account for 34.3% of small establishments, while the rest of the activities do not account for more than 16% of small establishments.
44.7% of mega establishments are in the wholesale and retail trade sector, 26.8TP3T in the finance, insurance, real estate and business services sector, 15.6% in the construction sector, and 6.1% in the group, social and personal services sector. 44.7% of mega establishments are in the wholesale and retail trade sector, 26.8TP3T in the group, social and personal services sector.
In June, the Fund's National Labor Observatory added 3 indicators in the Saudi labor market on the NLO.SA portal: Indicators of social insurance subscribers in the private sector, indicators of graduate employment in the private sector, and indicators of establishments subject to the Nitaqat program.
1239 giant enterprises in the Kingdom
29% construction establishments
44.7% of retail trade giants








