Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment stands at 32.63B as of 2025-12-31, up from 21.34B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment was 32.63B, up from 21.34B in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment was 21.34B, down from 22.80B in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment was 22.80B, down from 26.71B in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment was 26.71B, down from 28.35B in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment was 28.35B, up from 1.62B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.63B | +11.29B |
| 2024 | 21.34B | -1.47B |
| 2023 | 22.80B | -3.91B |
| 2022 | 26.71B | -1.64B |
| 2021 | 28.35B | +26.73B |
| 2020 | 1.62B | -1.46B |
| 2019 | 3.08B | -9.06B |
| 2018 | 12.14B | +11.13B |
| 2017 | 1.01B | -20.94B |
| 2016 | 21.95B | +17.98B |
| 2015 | 3.97B | +2.46B |
| 2014 | 1.51B | -1.86B |
| 2013 | 3.37B | -1.66B |
| 2012 | 5.04B | +351.20M |
| 2011 | 4.68B | -195.04M |
| 2010 | 4.88B | +4.44B |
| 2009 | 436.35M | -5.07B |
| 2008 | 5.51B | -669.34M |
| 2007 | 6.18B | +199.43M |
| 2006 | 5.98B | +1.59B |
| 2005 | 4.39B | +4.72B |
| 2004 | -334.32M | +252.19M |
| 2003 | -586.51M | +27.63M |
| 2002 | -614.13M | -633.77M |
| 2001 | 19.64M | +1.90B |
| 2000 | -1.88B | -1.10B |
| 1999 | -778.93M | -5.06B |
| 1998 | 4.28B | +1.24B |
| 1997 | 3.04B | +4.17B |
| 1996 | -1.13B | +747.20M |
| 1995 | -1.87B | -2.22B |
| 1994 | 349.33M | -1.02B |
| 1993 | 1.37B | +1.45B |
| 1992 | -78.93M | -238.93M |
| 1991 | 160.00M | -1.70B |
| 1990 | 1.86B | +2.51B |
| 1989 | -653.33M | -325.33M |
| 1988 | -328.00M | +845.33M |
| 1987 | -1.17B | -2.14B |
| 1986 | 965.94M | +474.51M |
| 1985 | 491.42M | -4.36B |
| 1984 | 4.85B | -94.04M |
| 1983 | 4.94B | -6.18B |
| 1982 | 11.13B | +4.63B |
| 1981 | 6.50B | +9.69B |
| 1980 | -3.19B | -1.92B |
| 1979 | -1.27B | -1.83B |
| 1978 | 555.95M | -227.01M |
| 1977 | 782.96M | +1.18B |
| 1976 | -396.60M | -2.26B |
| 1975 | 1.86B | +5.60B |
| 1974 | -3.73B | -3.11B |
| 1973 | -625.91M | -659.69M |
| 1972 | 33.78M | +145.21M |
| 1971 | -111.44M | -118.80M |
| 1970 | 7.36M | — |
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Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment is 32.63B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 21.34B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 32.63B (2025); the lowest is -3.73B (1974), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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