Abstract
This thesis considers the accomplishments of the construction industry and trends within the industry in Saudi Arabia over a period of 25 years, from 1390AH to 1415AH (1970--1995). In addition, this thesis assesses the contribution made by all parties associated with construction industry towards the development of the industry during this period.
Government publications such as Statistical Yearbooks, Five Year Development Plans, Annual Reports of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency and many more sources were searched for the data regarding the accomplishments of the construction industry in Saudi Arabia and the level of contribution of all parties involved in it. A total of 46 tables and 41 figures are presented to illustrate these achievements, trends and contributions, and to compare the actual values of construction against the estimated ones.
The results show that the accomplishments of the construction industry peaked during the Second and the Third Development Plans. Moreover, they show that the accomplishments were beyond the most optimistic expectations especially if those accomplishments are measured in terms of the amount of time taken to achieve the results. They also show that the contributions of all parties toward the development of this sector were extraordinary. Finally, these results also show that there is a need to update the data for the construction industry on a regular basis, wile a study of other factors that affect the construction industry is also highly desirable.