Foreign direct investment inflows in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 32,628,095,187 US$. Ranked 13 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 443,216.5%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.63B | +11.29B | +52.91% |
| 2024 | 21.34B | −1.47B | −6.43% |
| 2023 | 22.8B | −3.91B | −14.63% |
| 2022 | 26.71B | −1.64B | −5.79% |
| 2021 | 28.35B | +26.73B | +1,648.66% |
| 2020 | 1.62B | −1.46B | −47.35% |
| 2019 | 3.08B | −9.06B | −74.64% |
| 2018 | 12.14B | +11.13B | +1,097.28% |
| 2017 | 1.01B | −20.94B | −95.38% |
| 2016 | 21.95B | +17.98B | +452.93% |
| 2015 | 3.97B | +2.46B | +163.12% |
| 2014 | 1.51B | −1.86B | −55.24% |
| 2013 | 3.37B | −1.66B | −33.04% |
| 2012 | 5.04B | +351M | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.68B | −195M | −4% |
| 2010 | 4.88B | +4.44B | +1,018.11% |
| 2009 | 436M | −5.07B | −92.07% |
| 2008 | 5.51B | −669M | −10.84% |
| 2007 | 6.18B | +199M | +3.34% |
| 2006 | 5.98B | +1.59B | +36.27% |
| 2005 | 4.39B | +4.72B | +1,411.75% |
| 2004 | -334M | +252M | +43% |
| 2003 | -587M | +27.63M | +4.5% |
| 2002 | -614M | −634M | −3,226.95% |
| 2001 | 19.64M | +1.9B | +101.04% |
| 2000 | -1.88B | −1.1B | −141.49% |
| 1999 | -779M | −5.06B | −118.18% |
| 1998 | 4.28B | +1.24B | +40.93% |
| 1997 | 3.04B | +4.17B | +369.58% |
| 1996 | -1.13B | +747M | +39.86% |
| 1995 | -1.87B | −2.22B | −636.64% |
| 1994 | 349M | −1.02B | −74.45% |
| 1993 | 1.37B | +1.45B | +1,832.09% |
| 1992 | -78.93M | −239M | −149.33% |
| 1991 | 160M | −1.7B | −91.4% |
| 1990 | 1.86B | +2.51B | +384.9% |
| 1989 | -653M | −325M | −99.19% |
| 1988 | -328M | +845M | +72.05% |
| 1987 | -1.17B | −2.14B | −221.47% |
| 1986 | 966M | +475M | +96.56% |
| 1985 | 491M | −4.36B | −89.87% |
| 1984 | 4.85B | −94.04M | −1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.94B | −6.18B | −55.57% |
| 1982 | 11.13B | +4.63B | +71.26% |
| 1981 | 6.5B | +9.69B | +303.56% |
| 1980 | -3.19B | −1.92B | −151.26% |
| 1979 | -1.27B | −1.83B | −328.53% |
| 1978 | 556M | −227M | −28.99% |
| 1977 | 783M | +1.18B | +297.42% |
| 1976 | -397M | −2.26B | −121.27% |
| 1975 | 1.86B | +5.6B | +149.97% |
| 1974 | -3.73B | −3.11B | −496.31% |
| 1973 | -626M | −660M | −1,953.04% |
| 1972 | 33.78M | +145M | +130.31% |
| 1971 | -111M | −119M | −1,614.09% |
| 1970 | 7.36M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Saudi Arabia
32.63B
Israel
26.22B
Cyprus
11.16B
Qatar
3.03B
Georgia
1.66B
Armenia
605M
Kuwait
413M
Azerbaijan
374M
Palestine
330M
Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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