This present report provides an overview of the key results and impacts of the strong partnership, which has been forged and maintained for nearly five decades, between UNDP Country Office, Saudi Arabia, and the Government of Saudi Arabia. The report is titled, UNDP Saudi Arabia Report 2022-2023: Towards a Thriving and Sustainable Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The period covered (2022-2023) better reflects the strength of this development partnership. This partnership has witnessed the formulation and effective implementation of numerous national strategies, policies and plans with a wide range of key government ministries and institutions. UNDP Programmes and projects - and their close alignment with
the key national priorities and international development goals - have consistently contributed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s remarkable and steady progress in human development which now places it amongst the group of countries with very high human development at position 35 among 191 countries globally.

In this long trajectory of UNDP’s partnership with the Kingdom, the UNDP Report 2022-2023 “Towards a thriving and sustainable Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” falls within a defining moment for the country’s future. At the midpoint of implementing the ambitious Saudi Vision 2030, the Kingdom has effectively accelerated the transformation and diversification of its economy, implemented fundamental reforms and measures towards increasing the empowerment of women, sparked a remarkable boom in tourism, and positioned Saudi Arabia as a regional and global leader in environmental sustainability and other eminent development priorities.