City | Estimated Investment (In Billion USD) | Region | Location | Core functions |
1) King Abdullah Economic city-KAEC | 86.0 | West | Rabigh (near Jeddah) | Economic diversification, attracting foreign investment, to be key player global trade, industry and commerce. |
2) Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic City-PAMEC | 8.0 | North | Hail | Agribusiness, construction materials and logistics; secondary functions real estate, tourism and other light industries. |
3) Knowledge Economic City-KEC | 6.7 | Mid-West | Medina | Establishing knowledge based industries, education and media hub, secondary functions includes: healthcare, tourism and real estate. |
4) Jazan City | 26.7 | South | Jazan | Heavy industries and processing (value adding) industries. |
5) ALEC-Energy City |
| North-East | Alahassa | Clean energy development and research; light industries. |
6) Tabouk City |
| North-West | Tabouk | Heavy industries and processing industries. |