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No compatible survey included
COUNTRY · SA
Saudi Arabia
Model development, business adoption and the research base behind them.
SA
No included count
Missing coverage is not zero activity.
0.64% of GDP
All R&D, not AI-only investment.
What this model count includes
—Entries in the broader Epoch catalogue
0Entries with a notability criterion
Same source, year and developer-country attribution. The broader catalogue includes versions and sizes. Neither number is the total number of models developed here.
Models behind the count
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Country research · captured 2026-10-22Data dates
MODEL DEVELOPMENT
Saudi Arabia in the model-building landscape
Annual notable-model entries · developer country · 2020–2025
International collaborations may appear in multiple countries. Counts are not additive market shares or a national AI-strength ranking.
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The foundations around AI
These indicators describe all research and development, not AI-only expenditure or AI’s measured economic impact.
R&D expenditure
0.64% of GDP · all R&D · 2024 · Saudi Arabia
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World Bank WDI / UNESCO Institute for Statistics · % of GDP · all R&DR&D researchers
1,234.71per million people · all R&D · 2024 · Saudi Arabia
No common observation year is available for this selection. Latest national observations are shown where available.
World Bank WDI / UNESCO Institute for Statistics · per million people · all R&DEpoch AI · CC BY 4.0 · Model comparisons stop at 2025; incomplete 2026 is excluded. No forward-filled research observations.
No statistically compatible enterprise-adoption series is included for Saudi Arabia. Missing coverage is not zero adoption.
Models connected to Saudi Arabia
Epoch’s notable-model selection · developer country · international projects can appear in multiple countries
ALLaM adapted 70BSaudi Data and Artificial Intelligence AuthorityAramco Metabrain AISaudi AramcoLEP-ADKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),Karolinska InstituteSauTechSaudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority,Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence