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Foreign investments in Saudi Arabia rose 4% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.50 trillion by the end of Q2 2023, according to data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
The foreign investment balance recorded an increase of 5% quarter-on-quarter, or nearly SAR 109.9 billion.
The table below 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 |
1040.7 |
+1% |
|
Q2 |
1051.0 |
+2% |
|
Q3 |
1140.6 |
+10% |
|
Q4 |
1144.3 |
+10% |
|
Q1 2016 |
1152.1 |
+11% |
|
Q2 |
1212.8 |
+15% |
|
Q3 |
1214.9 |
+7% |
|
Q4 |
1283.1 |
+12% |
|
Q1 2017 |
1259.6 |
+9% |
|
Q2 |
1305.7 |
+8% |
|
Q3 |
1308.6 |
+8% |
|
Q4 |
1360.6 |
+6% |
|
Q1 2018 |
1390.5 |
+10% |
|
Q2 |
1479.2 |
+13% |
|
Q3 |
1491.9 |
+14% |
|
Q4 |
1522.8 |
+12% |
|
Q1 2019 |
1606.1 |
+16% |
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Q2 |
1714.8 |
+16% |
|
Q3 |
1755.9 |
+18% |
|
Q4 |
1833.1 |
+20% |
|
Q1 2020 |
1875.1 |
+17% |
|
Q2 |
1954.3 |
+14% |
|
Q3 |
1984.3 |
+13% |
|
Q4 |
2058.4 |
+12% |
|
Q1 2021 |
2148.0 |
+15% |
|
Q2 |
2277.0 |
+17% |
|
Q3 |
2389.4 |
+20% |
|
Q4 |
2365.3 |
+15% |
|
Q1 2022 |
2428.1 |
+13% |
|
Q2 |
2398.0 |
+5% |
|
Q3 |
2412.3 |
+1% |
|
Q4 |
2398.0 |
+1% |
|
Q1 2023 |
2393.6 |
(1%) |
|
Q2 |
2503.5 |
+4% |
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) represent 41%, or SAR 1.02 trillion, of total investments.
Portfolio investments, which include equity, investment funds and debt bonds, reached SAR 932.6 billion, in addition to other investments at SAR 548.1 billion.
The following table shows the breakdown of foreign investments in Q2 2023:
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Foreign Investment Breakdown in Saudi Arabia |
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Item |
Value (SAR bln) |
Ratio (%) |
|
FDIs |
1022.9 |
41% |
|
Portfolio investments |
932.6 |
37% |
|
Equity & investment fund shares |
422.0 |
17 % |
|
Debt securities |
510.6 |
20 % |
|
Other investments |
548.1 |
22% |
|
Loans |
258.9 |
10 % |
|
Currency and deposits |
193.8 |
8 % |
|
Other dues payable |
95.4 |
4 % |
|
Total |
2503.5 |
100% |
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