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Foreign investments in Saudi Arabia rose 12% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.40 trillion by the end of 2023, according to data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
The table below shows foreign investments in Saudi Arabia since 2007:
Foreign Investments in Saudi Arabia* |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change (SAR bln) |
Change (%) |
2007 |
455.91 |
-- |
-- |
2008 |
494.59 |
+38.68 |
+8% |
2009 |
520.21 |
+25.62 |
+5% |
2010 |
533.74 |
+13.54 |
+3% |
2011 |
550.58 |
+16.84 |
+3% |
2012 |
570.45 |
+19.88 |
+4% |
2013 |
600.86 |
+30.41 |
+5% |
2014 |
625.11 |
+24.25 |
+4% |
2015 |
712.69 |
+87.58 |
+14% |
2016 |
895.05 |
+182.36 |
+26% |
2017 |
1021.51 |
+126.45 |
+14% |
2018 |
1204.62 |
+183.11 |
+18% |
2019 |
1461.23 |
+256.61 |
+21% |
2020 |
1675.89 |
+214.66 |
+15% |
2021 |
2020.58 |
+344.69 |
+21% |
2022 |
2141.62 |
+121.04 |
+6% |
2023 |
2407.97 |
+266.35 |
+12% |
Following is a table of quarterly development of foreign investments in Saudi Arabia:
Foreign Investments in Saudi Arabia* |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
Q1 2015 |
621.81 |
(1%) |
Q2 |
632.07 |
+2% |
Q3 |
714.94 |
+13% |
Q4 |
712.69 |
(0.3%) |
Q1 2016 |
732.13 |
+3% |
Q2 |
815.18 |
+11% |
Q3 |
832.04 |
+2% |
Q4 |
895.05 |
+8% |
Q1 2017 |
913.78 |
+2% |
Q2 |
957.67 |
+5% |
Q3 |
967.74 |
+1% |
Q4 |
1021.51 |
+6% |
Q1 2018 |
1046.70 |
+2% |
Q2 |
1142.83 |
+9% |
Q3 |
1163.71 |
+2% |
Q4 |
1204.62 |
+4% |
Q1 2019 |
1247.65 |
+4% |
Q2 |
1351.20 |
+8% |
Q3 |
1389.98 |
+3% |
Q4 |
1461.23 |
+5% |
Q1 2020 |
1501.21 |
+3% |
Q2 |
1579.86 |
+5% |
Q3 |
1607.86 |
+2% |
Q4 |
1675.89 |
+4% |
Q1 2021 |
1765.23 |
+5% |
Q2 |
1902.10 |
+8% |
Q3 |
1997.76 |
+5% |
Q4 |
2020.58 |
+1% |
Q1 2022 |
2143.97 |
+6% |
Q2 |
2119.08 |
(1%) |
Q3 |
2152.91 |
+2% |
Q4 |
2141.62 |
(1%) |
Q1 2023 |
2143.01 |
+0.1% |
Q2 |
2254.79 |
+5% |
Q3 |
2275.41 |
+1% |
Q4 |
2407.97 |
+6% |
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) represent 34%, or SAR 808.2 billion, of total investments.
Portfolio investments, which include equity, investment funds and debt bonds, reached SAR 974.5 billion. Other investments reached SAR 625.3 billion.
The following table shows the breakdown of foreign investments in 2023:
Details of Foreign Investment |
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Item |
Value (SAR bln) |
Ratio (%) |
FDIs |
808.2 |
34% |
Portfolio investments |
974.5 |
40% |
Equity & investment fund shares |
455.6 |
19% |
Debt securities |
518.9 |
22% |
Other investments |
625.3 |
26% |
Loans |
300.9 |
12% |
Currency and deposits |
223.7 |
9% |
Other dues payable |
100.6 |
4% |
Total |
2408.0 |
100% |
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