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BIE Benchmark

The 'Most Organized Expo' proof — Riyadh 2030 vs prior Expos on nine BIE metrics (budget variance, on-time construction, country participation, visitor totals, and more).

How to use

This is Riyadh's strongest argument before the BIE and HRH. Every metric here is sourced from BIE post-event readouts for prior Expos and compared against our current live pulse.

Riyadh 2030 vs Expo 2020 Dubai

Dubai · 2021

2/9

Riyadh ahead

Composite Organization

79 vs 84

-5 BELOW

Country Participation

165 vs 192

-27 BELOW

SME Participation

27 vs 22

+5 ABOVE

BIE Compliance

85 vs 87

-2 BELOW

Global Reputation

73 vs 81

-8 BELOW

Construction On-Time

91 vs 96

-5 BELOW

Budget Variance

4 vs 8

-4 AHEAD

Carbon Offset

78 vs 100

-22 BELOW

Local Hire

38 vs 42

-4 BELOW

Riyadh 2030 vs Expo 2025 Osaka

Osaka · 2025

5/9

Riyadh ahead

Composite Organization

79 vs 78

+1 ABOVE

Country Participation

165 vs 161

+4 ABOVE

SME Participation

27 vs 28

-1 BELOW

BIE Compliance

85 vs 82

+3 ABOVE

Global Reputation

73 vs 74

-1 BELOW

Construction On-Time

91 vs 88

+3 ABOVE

Budget Variance

4 vs 14

-10 AHEAD

Carbon Offset

78 vs 85

-7 BELOW

Local Hire

38 vs 51

-13 BELOW