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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:
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Foreign Investment in Saudi Arabia* |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
Ratio (%) |
|
Q1 2015 |
1040.68 |
+1% |
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Q2 |
1051.01 |
+2% |
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Q3 |
1140.56 |
+10% |
|
Q4 |
1144.34 |
+10% |
|
Q1 2016 |
1152.10 |
+11% |
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Q2 |
1212.75 |
+15% |
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Q3 |
1214.92 |
+7% |
|
Q4 |
1283.11 |
+12% |
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Q1 2017 |
1259.57 |
+9% |
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Q2 |
1305.69 |
+8% |
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Q3 |
1308.61 |
+8% |
|
Q4 |
1360.59 |
+6% |
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Q1 2018 |
1390.48 |
+10% |
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Q2 |
1479.23 |
+13% |
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Q3 |
1491.93 |
+14% |
|
Q4 |
1522.81 |
+12% |
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Q1 2019 |
1606.08 |
+16% |
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Q2 |
1714.82 |
+16% |
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Q3 |
1755.92 |
+18% |
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Q4 |
1833.09 |
+20% |
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Q1 2020 |
1875.12 |
+17% |
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Q2 |
1951.62 |
+14% |
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Q3 |
1984.28 |
+13% |
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Q4 |
2058.28 |
+12% |
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Q1 2021 |
2137.36 |
+14% |
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Q2 |
2266.37 |
+16% |
|
Q3 |
2378.84 |
+20% |
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:
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Foreign Investment Breakdown in Saudi Arabia |
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Item |
Value (SAR bln) |
(%) Ratio |
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FDI |
971.82 |
41 % |
|
Portfolio investments |
796.76 |
33 % |
|
Equity & investment fund shares |
359.15 |
15 % |
|
Debt securities |
437.62 |
18 % |
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Other investments |
610.25 |
26 % |
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Loans |
356.81 |
15 % |
|
Currency and deposits |
166.60 |
7 % |
|
Other accounts payable |
86.85 |
4 % |
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Total |
2,378.84 |
100 % |
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