Saudi Arabia’s FDI inflows rise 33% to SAR 159.1B in 2025

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Saudi Arabia rose 33% to SAR 159.1 billion in 2025, from SAR 119.2 billion in 2024, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

FDI outflows surged 98% to SAR 77.7 billion in 2025, compared with SAR 39.2 billion a year earlier.

Net FDI inflows increased 2% to SAR 81.4 billion, from SAR 80 billion in 2024.

* Includes SAR 49 billion from an infrastructure deal with Aramco.

** Includes SAR 55 billion from an infrastructure deal with Aramco.

In 2025, FDI inflows exceeded the National Investment Strategy’s target of SAR 140 billion by 14%.
 

Saudi Arabia’s FDI stock rose 8% to SAR 1.06 trillion in 2025, from SAR 977.4 billion in 2024.

By economic activity, manufacturing ranked first in terms of FDI stock at the end of 2025, with approximately SAR 285.4 billion. 

By country, the UAE ranked first in terms of FDI stock in Saudi Arabia, at SAR 170.7 billion, equivalent to 16% of the Kingdom’s total FDI stock, followed by Luxemburg, France, and the US.