Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia up 20% to SAR 2.378 trln in Q3 2021

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Foreign investments in Saudi Arabia grew by 20% to SAR 2.3788 trillion in Q3 2021 from SAR 1.9843 trillion a year earlier, based on the latest official data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

When compared to the second quarter of 2021, foreign investments rose 5%, or SAR 112.5 billion.

The following table illustrates foreign investments in the Kingdom since Q1 2015:

Foreign Investment in Saudi Arabia*
Period	Value (SAR bln)	Ratio (%)
Q1 2015	1040.68	+1%
Q2	1051.01	+2%
Q3	1140.56	+10%
Q4	1144.34	+10%
Q1 2016	1152.10	+11%
Q2	1212.75	+15%
Q3	1214.92	+7%
Q4	1283.11	+12%
Q1 2017	1259.57	+9%
Q2	1305.69	+8%
Q3	1308.61	+8%
Q4	1360.59	+6%
Q1 2018	1390.48	+10%
Q2	1479.23	+13%
Q3	1491.93	+14%
Q4	1522.81	+12%
Q1 2019	1606.08	+16%
Q2	1714.82	+16%
Q3	1755.92	+18%
Q4	1833.09	+20%
Q1 2020	1875.12	+17%
Q2	1951.62	+14%
Q3	1984.28	+13%
Q4	2058.28	+12%
Q1 2021	2137.36	+14%
Q2	2266.37	+16%
Q3	2378.84	+20%

*Data is updated periodically.

Foreign direct investments (FDI) accounted for 41% of total foreign investments in the Kingdom, equivalent to SAR 971.8 billion.

Portfolio investments hit SAR 796.8 billion, while other investments stood at SAR 610.3 billion.

The following table shows the breakdown of foreign investments by the end of Q3 2021:

Foreign Investment Breakdown in Saudi Arabia
Item	Value (SAR bln)	(%) Ratio
FDI	971.82	41 %
Portfolio investments	796.76	33 %
Equity & investment fund shares	359.15	15 %
Debt securities	437.62	18 %
Other investments	610.25	26 %
Loans	356.81	15 %
Currency and deposits	166.60	7 %
Other accounts payable	86.85	4 %
Total	2,378.84	100 %

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