Foreign direct investment outflows in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 27,030,915,500 US$. Ranked 13 in the world out of 91.
1971–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.03B | −581M | −2.1% |
| 2024 | 27.61B | +10.27B | +59.19% |
| 2023 | 17.35B | −9.19B | −34.62% |
| 2022 | 26.53B | +1.86B | +7.53% |
| 2021 | 24.67B | +19.26B | +356% |
| 2020 | 5.41B | −9.14B | −62.82% |
| 2019 | 14.55B | −4.7B | −24.41% |
| 2018 | 19.25B | +11.08B | +135.55% |
| 2017 | 8.17B | −1.09B | −11.75% |
| 2016 | 9.26B | +3.87B | +71.84% |
| 2015 | 5.39B | −6.06M | −0.11% |
| 2014 | 5.4B | +453M | +9.16% |
| 2013 | 4.94B | +542M | +12.31% |
| 2012 | 4.4B | +972M | +28.33% |
| 2011 | 3.43B | −477M | −12.21% |
| 2010 | 3.91B | +1.73B | +79.44% |
| 2009 | 2.18B | −1.32B | −37.75% |
| 2008 | 3.5B | +3.63B | +2,694.16% |
| 2007 | -135M | −96.27M | −249.65% |
| 2006 | -38.56M | +311M | +88.98% |
| 2005 | -350M | −429M | −544.36% |
| 2004 | 78.74M | −394M | −83.35% |
| 2003 | 473M | −1.55B | −76.58% |
| 2002 | 2.02B | +1.97B | +4,327.06% |
| 2001 | 45.63M | −1.5B | −97.06% |
| 2000 | 1.55B | +1.44B | +1,300.42% |
| 1999 | 111M | −17.22M | −13.46% |
| 1998 | 128M | −198M | −60.76% |
| 1997 | 326M | +2.55M | +0.79% |
| 1996 | 323M | +204M | +170.46% |
| 1995 | 120M | −167M | −58.29% |
| 1994 | 287M | +242M | +538.51% |
| 1993 | 44.89M | −150M | −77.01% |
| 1992 | 195M | +323M | +252.67% |
| 1991 | -128M | +510M | +79.96% |
| 1990 | -638M | −1.34B | −190.64% |
| 1989 | 704M | −862M | −55.03% |
| 1988 | 1.57B | +1.55B | +12,984.44% |
| 1987 | 11.97M | −84.98M | −87.65% |
| 1986 | 96.95M | +53.09M | +121.04% |
| 1985 | 43.86M | −34.52M | −44.04% |
| 1984 | 78.38M | +113M | +328.68% |
| 1983 | -34.27M | −300M | −112.92% |
| 1982 | 265M | +243M | +1,088.76% |
| 1981 | 22.32M | −189M | −89.45% |
| 1980 | 211M | +211M | — |
| 1979 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Saudi Arabia
27.03B
Israel
14.47B
Qatar
3.34B
Kuwait
2.99B
Cyprus
1.57B
Azerbaijan
910M
Georgia
266M
Armenia
252M
Palestine
14.66M
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.