Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment

2006 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | Saudi Central Bank

Key information about Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment

  • Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.7 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 6.3 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 19.2 USD bn in Jun 2021 and a record low of 70.3 USD mn in Dec 2009.




Related information about Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment

  • In the latest reports of Saudi Arabia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Saudi Arabia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 13.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 26.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 311.5 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Saudi Arabia's Foreign Direct Investment from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment

What was Saudi Arabia's Foreign Direct Investment in Sep 2025?

Saudi Arabia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.7 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 6.3 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6,650.3 Sep 2025 6,323.7 Jun 2025 70.3 Dec 2009 19,168.0 Jun 2021 USD mn quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025

Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 524.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 460.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 4,248.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 180.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 8,174.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (USD mn) -1,437.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 2,872.7 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 55.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -9,258.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -77.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 221.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 10,936.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) -7.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 791.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 1,616.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 13,179.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 1,979.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 5,788.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -1,028.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) -236.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 4,846.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 2,411.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -204.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 11,917.7 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 894.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) 4,019.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 515.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Germany (USD mn) 15,861.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 524.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 499.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 24,887.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) -33,637.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 289.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 14,130.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 4,662.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 21,903.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 8,059.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Italy (USD mn) -4,393.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,802.1 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) -3,486.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 426.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -1,849.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 1,801.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 355.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -170.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 327.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 186.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 137.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 49.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -21,653.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,891.5 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 68.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 5,551.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 2,189.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 7,591.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 120.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 187.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 169.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 1,213.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 929.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 301.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 9.8 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 33,290.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 1,080.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 85.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 1,099.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Oman (USD mn) 12,465.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 179.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -158.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) 676.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 98.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 3,081.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 320.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Poland (USD mn) 2,501.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 1,637.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) -397.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) 488.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Russia (USD mn) 6,924.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 6,650.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 292.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 35,793.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 689.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 283.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) -4,017.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 6,949.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 2,627.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 4,078.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025

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Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -65,333.333 2025 yearly 1969 - 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 388,533.3 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,570.660 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 2,434.591 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,369.127 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 27,730.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,915,621.520 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 671,571.662 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 35,252.915 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 21,354.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,819,315.215 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,075,289.073 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,388.260 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,864.438 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,914.908 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,292.617 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Exports: India (SAR mn) 10,256.258 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 5,205.974 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 14,680.904 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 7,377.008 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,618.912 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 162,549.731 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 87.505 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.681 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 13,943.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,229.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,650.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -47.154 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 780,877.427 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 32,221.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -9,022.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 81,067.198 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -16,734.152 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 57,511.133 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,602.234 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -611.435 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 19,016.574 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 727.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -723.849 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 7,948.969 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -7,812.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -7,165.291 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,293.562 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 13,943.836 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,704.664 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 15,516.988 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,653.265 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 23,556.064 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -1,338.733 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 10.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 442,049.761 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 754,231.002 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 6.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 438,523.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.945 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 773,107.645 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 279,406.0 Feb 2018 monthly Oct 1983 - Feb 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Credit to Households (USD bn) 393.394 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 962.826 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 875,250.668 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.93 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 428,478.237 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,828,366.259 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 3,138,677.731 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,657,686.603 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 636,178.630 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,739,556.646 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,899,153.669 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,146,232.878 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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