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Foreign Investments in Saudi Arabia dropped 1% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.39 trillion in Q1 2023, according to data by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
Accordingly, Q1 foreign investments recorded the first quarterly decline in several years.
The below table shows foreign investments in Saudi Arabia since 2015:
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Foreign Investments in Saudi Arabia* |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
Change YoY |
|
Q1 2015 |
1040.68 |
+1% |
|
Q2 |
1051.01 |
+2% |
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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% |
|
Q2 |
1305.69 |
+8% |
|
Q3 |
1308.61 |
+8% |
|
Q4 |
1360.59 |
+6% |
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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% |
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Q1 2020 |
1875.12 |
+17% |
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Q2 |
1954.28 |
+14% |
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Q3 |
1984.28 |
+13% |
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Q4 |
2058.36 |
+12% |
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Q1 2021 |
2148.03 |
+15% |
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Q2 |
2277.04 |
+17% |
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Q3 |
2389.41 |
+20% |
|
Q4 |
2365.33 |
+15% |
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Q1 2022 |
2428.06 |
+13% |
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Q2 |
2397.99 |
+5% |
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Q3 |
2412.28 |
+1% |
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Q4 |
2398.04 |
+1% |
|
Q1 2023 |
2394.00 |
(1%) |
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) represent 43%, or SAR 1.01 trillion of total investments.
Portfolio investments, which include equity, investment funds and debt bonds, reached SAR 869.2 billion in addition to other investments at SAR 508.1 billion.
The following table shows the breakdown of foreign investments in Q1 2023:
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Foreign Investment Breakdown in Saudi Arabia |
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Item |
Value (SAR bln) |
Ratio (%) |
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FDIs |
1016.7 |
43% |
|
Portfolio investments |
869.2 |
36% |
|
Equity & investment fund shares |
385.6 |
16 % |
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Debt securities |
483.6 |
20 % |
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Other investments |
508.1 |
21% |
|
Loans |
251.0 |
10 % |
|
Currency and deposits |
171.1 |
7 % |
|
Other dues payable |
86.1 |
4 % |
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Total |
2394.0 |
100% |
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