16 - 18 NOVEMBER 2020D U B A I S O U T H , U A E

Innovating Transport& LogisticsSiTL Middle East gathered some of the market’s key facts

and figures in this infographic highlighting the UAE’s position

as first in the region and third globally (after China and India)

as the most connected emerging economy according to the

2019 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.

With its modern infrastructure, free zones and strategic location – providing access to more than three billion people in the MEASA (Middle East, Africa and South Asia) region, and up to five billion people within an eight hour flight time – the UAE continues to be a popular regional supply and re-distribution gateway for multi-national companies. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman have also followed suit with government initiatives in place to further develop the transport and logistics sector.

Market Overview

75International pharmaceutical companiesin 2020 from 47 in 2016

Food Logistics

US$150 billionGlobal food logistics industry by 2023

10 millionTonnes of food mobilised in theUAE each year

3.27 millionTonnes is wasted

Pharma Logistics

US$60 billionMENA’s pharmaceutical economy by 2025

US$1.2 billionUAE’s budget allocated for thehealthcare system in 2019

US$540 millionInnovation fund

Breakbulk and Project Cargo Logistics

US$3.2 trillionValue of investments in the GCC’senergy markets

20Of the Middle East’s leading ports arein the UAE

15 millionContainers delivered every year in UAE alone

Offshore Logistics

US$211 billionWorth of ongoing oil, gas and petrochemicalprojects in the Middle East

US$242 billionWorth of other initiatives in offshorespending in the region

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

US$20.9 billion value of UAE’s logistics and distribution sector

5.4% of the $386.5 billion economy

7.9% annual growth rate

Dubai Plan 2021 and the Silk Road Strategy aim to establish the emirate as a global

trade and logistics hub and one of the Top 5 Logistics Centres in the world

920,000 sqm purpose-built e-commerce zone in the Dubai South Logistics District

10,000+ companies are operating in the logistics sector

Ranked 16th in the World Bank’s 2020 Ease of Doing Business

Report

35 Freezones

20 of the world’s top ports

3 Cargo Airports

2 of the world’s most competitive cargo airlines

142 million air passengers with a growth rate of 5.2% yearly

OMAN

43rd in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index

47th in Global Competitiveness ranking

8% growth in 2018

3.75% contribution to the national economy

Oman’s Logistics Strategy 2040 aims

Creation of 300,000 jobs

GDP contribution of US$36.27 billion

Logistics sector to be the second largest economic contributor

after hydrocarbons

Materials Handling Sector

US$190 billionValue of the Global Materials HandlingEquipment Market by 2024 with5.5% CAGR

US$498.5 millionValue of the GCC’s automated materialshandling equipment market by 2023with 8.6% CAGR

GROWTH DRIVERS

SAUDI ARABIA

US$26.5 billion Value of investments in KSA’s logistics and

industry markets

US$18.64 billion value of logistics market

The Kingdom is the Largest E-commerce Market in the

region driving growth to the global logistics industry

6 Container Ports

27 Airports

85 million air passengers in 2016

1.2 million tons of air cargo in 2015

1,500 km length of new railways

240 million tons of cargo handled by

sea ports in 2017

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6.5%Annual growth rate

4.8%Compound annual growth rate (2017-2021)

12 millionTonnes of air freight volume atAl Maktoum International Airport yearly

28.4 millionTwenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) ofcontainer port traffic by 2021

Freight Market (UAE)

E-Commerce

US$24.1 billion Value of Global Cross-BorderE-Commerce Logistics Market by 2022

23%Annual growth rate of MENA's ecommerceindustry (2020-2022)

78%Growth rate of non-store retailing (onlineshopping, direct selling, social media andhome shopping)

US$28.5 billionValue of Middle East and North Africa’sE-Commerce Industry by 2022

US$10 billionValue of Saudi Arabia's ecommerce market by2022 with a 27% annual growth rate

US$3 billionValue of Egypt's ecommerce market by 2022with a 33% annual growth rate

Emerging Markets

Sources: World Economic Forum, Logistics Middle East, Arabian Industry, Khaleej Times, MEED, Invest Saudi sitlmiddleeast.com

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8%CAGR from 2018-2022