CONCENTRATION AND SPECIALIZATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

This research presents several indicators for understanding the structure of economic activities in terms of concentration and specialization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Subsequently to the theoretical description of the different notions of concentration relating to geographical concentration and productive concentration as well as the spatial distribution and specialization of territories, a comparative analysis is presented for all of these indicators. The interpretations in this study are based mainly on statistics of the number of employees and the remuneration paid by economic enterprises. The results obtained are interpreted according to two distinct methods, firstly, geographically, by analyzing the structure of the productive structure of the areas (regions and employment areas), and secondly, sectoral, by studying the spatial distribution of activities in a given sector, which will make possible local comparisons between sectors and areas and with international areas of other countries. Finally, we have proposed approaches and indicators that facilitate the comprehension of specialization and economic concentration.