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Foreign investments in Saudi Arabia grew by 15% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.459 trillion in Q1 2022, based on the latest official data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
When compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, foreign investments rose 3%, or SAR 60.1 billion, in Q1 2022.
The following table illustrates foreign investments in the Kingdom since Q1 2015:
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Foreign Investments in Saudi Arabia* |
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|
Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
Variation |
|
Q1 2015 |
1040.68 |
+1% |
|
Q2 |
1051.01 |
+2% |
|
Q3 |
1140.56 |
+10% |
|
Q4 |
1144.34 |
+10% |
|
Q1 2016 |
1152.10 |
+11% |
|
Q2 |
1212.75 |
+15% |
|
Q3 |
1214.92 |
+7% |
|
Q4 |
1283.11 |
+12% |
|
Q1 2017 |
1259.57 |
+9% |
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Q2 |
1305.69 |
+8% |
|
Q3 |
1308.61 |
+8% |
|
Q4 |
1360.59 |
+6% |
|
Q1 2018 |
1390.48 |
+10% |
|
Q2 |
1479.23 |
+13% |
|
Q3 |
1491.93 |
+14% |
|
Q4 |
1522.81 |
+12% |
|
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% |
|
Q1 2020 |
1875.12 |
+ 17% |
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Q2 |
1954.28 |
+ 14% |
|
Q3 |
1984.28 |
+13% |
|
Q4 |
2058.36 |
+12% |
|
Q1 2021 |
2136.05 |
+14% |
|
Q2 |
2265.06 |
+16% |
|
Q3 |
2377.43 |
+20% |
|
Q4 |
2399.72 |
+17% |
|
Q1 2022 |
2459.86 |
+15% |
Foreign direct investments (FDI) accounted for 40% of total foreign investments in the Kingdom, equivalent to SAR 986.3 billion.
Portfolio investments hit SAR 875.7 billion, while other investments stood at SAR 597.8 billion.
The following table shows the breakdown of foreign investments in Q1 2022:
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Foreign Investment Breakdown in Saudi Arabia |
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Item |
Value (SAR bln) |
(%) Ratio |
|
FDI |
986.3 |
40% |
|
Portfolio investments |
875.7 |
36% |
|
Equity & investment fund shares |
444.6 |
18% |
|
Debt securities |
431.1 |
18% |
|
Other investments |
597.8 |
24% |
|
Loans |
319.3 |
13% |
|
Currency and deposits |
191.4 |
8% |
|
Other accounts payable |
87.1 |
4% |
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Total |
2459.9 |
100% |
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