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Saudi trading in US stocks, executed through local financial institutions, hit an all-time high of SAR 253.9 billion in Q4 2025, marking a 148% surge (SAR 151.7 billion) versus the year-ago period.
Saudi trading in the US stock market during Q4 2025 was the highest on record, according to data issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA).
Trading jumped by 17%, or SAR 37.8 billion, in Q4 2025, compared to SAR 216.1 billion in Q3 2025.
The CMA report on the trading value of local authorized brokers in the global markets does not include either details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers, or their trading volumes.
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Saudi Transactions on US Equities |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
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Q1 2022 |
85.90 |
+10% |
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Q2 2022 |
147.44 |
+143% |
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Q3 2022 |
99.50 |
+96% |
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Q4 2022 |
50.35 |
+9% |
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Q1 2023 |
58.84 |
(31%) |
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Q2 2023 |
59.81 |
(59%) |
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Q3 2023 |
42.59 |
(57%) |
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Q4 2023 |
58.73 |
+17% |
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Q1 2024 |
62.31 |
+6% |
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Q2 2024 |
58.56 |
(2%) |
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Q3 2024 |
89.66 |
+111% |
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Q4 2024 |
102.18 |
+74% |
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Q1 2025 |
173.78 |
+179% |
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Q2 2025 |
193.40 |
+230% |
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Q3 2025 |
216.08 |
+141% |
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Q4 2025 |
253.86 |
+148% |
The Saudi transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 97.9% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during Q4 2025, which reached SAR 259.2 billion.
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Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets |
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Period |
Value (SAR mln) |
Percentage (%) |
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US |
253855 |
97.9% |
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European |
2690 |
1.0% |
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GCC |
1802 |
0.7% |
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Asian |
547 |
0.2 % |
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Arabian |
142 |
0.1% |
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Others |
192 |
0.1% |
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Total |
259228 |
100% |
Elsewhere, Saudi investors’ trades in GCC markets rose 72% YoY to SAR 1.8 billion during the same quarter.
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Saudi Trades on GCC Equities |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
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Q1 2022 |
1822 |
+102% |
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Q2 2022 |
1337 |
(32%) |
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Q3 2022 |
789 |
+29% |
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Q4 2022 |
1204 |
(34%) |
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Q1 2023 |
1118 |
(39%) |
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Q2 2023 |
963 |
(28%) |
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Q3 2023 |
1189 |
+51% |
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Q4 2023 |
753 |
(37%) |
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Q1 2024 |
855 |
(24%) |
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Q2 2024 |
1169 |
+21% |
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Q3 2024 |
813 |
(32%) |
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Q4 2024 |
1049 |
+39% |
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Q1 2025 |
1430 |
+67% |
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Q2 2025 |
2196 |
+88% |
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Q3 2025 |
685 |
(16%) |
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Q4 2025 |
1802 |
+72% |
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