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‎FDI inflows rise 35% to SAR 24.9B in Q3 2025

December 31, 2025

‎FDI inflows rise 35% to SAR 24.9B in Q3 2025

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia reached SAR 24.9 billion in Q3 2025, a 35% rise year-on-year (YoY), according to data by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

Compared to Q2 2025, net FDI inflows grew 5%.

The value of FDI inflows into the Saudi economy reached approximately SAR 27.7 billion in Q3 2025, up 4% YoY.

FDI outflows amounted to around SAR 2.73 billion, dropping 66% YoY.

FDI* (SAR bln)

Period

Inflow

Outflow

Net

Q1 2023

20.91

4.65

16.26

25.51

2.79

22.72

22.65

1.57

21.08

26.92

1.47

25.45

Q1 2024

25.19

9.15

16.04

28.16

8.24

19.93

26.51

7.97

18.54

39.31

13.80

25.51

Q1 2025

25.99

2.34

23.65

24.91

2.09

22.82

27.67

2.73

24.94

*Data updated periodically

GASTAT defines FDI as an investment that reflects a long-term relationship and sustained interest from economic entities based in an economy outside of Saudi Arabia. This means that a foreign investor, whetherindividual oras part of a group, holds 10% or more of the voting power of the shares, enablingshareholdersto exercise control or influence over decision-making to serve their interests. As such, this process is classified asFDI.

The FDI survey covers all major economic activities, as per the national classification of economic activities (ISIC4).

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