Riyadh city 

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia grew 10% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 7.4 billion (or $2 billion) in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Ministry of Investment.

 

Nominal gross fixed capital formation reached SAR 225 million, a rise of over 27% YoY.

 

The total number of closed investment deals stood at 101 at a total value of SAR 15.2 billion, as shown in the following table:

 

Q1 2022 Investment Indicators

Indicator

Details

Net FDIs (SAR bln)

7.4

Net FDI growth (YoY)

9.5%

Nominal gross fixed capital formation (SAR bln)

225

Nominal gross fixed capital formation Growth (YoY)

27.1%

Closed investment deals

101

Expected value from deals (SAR bln)

15.2

 

According to Argaam data, the FDIs rose for the sixth straight time in Q1 2022.

 

FDIs in Saudi Arabia

Period

Value ($mln)

YoY Change

Q1 2017

336

--

Q2 2017

548

--

Q3 2017

271

--

Q4 2017

264

--

Q1 2018

1008

+200%

Q2 2018

1095

+100%

Q3 2018

1075

+297%

Q4 2018

1068

+305%

Q1 2019

1249

+24%

Q2 2019

1122

+2%

Q3 2019

1150

+7%

Q4 2019

1042

(2%)

Q1 2020

1613

+29%

Q2 2020

826

(26%)

Q3 2020

1088

(5%)

Q4 2020

1871

+80%

Q1 2021

1795

+11%

Q2 2021

13829

--

Q3 2021

1728

+59%

Q4 2021

1933

+3%

Q1 2022

1973

+10%

*Updated date

 

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