Official data reported that the foreign direct investments in Saudi Arabia hit SR1.05 trillion ($280 billion) by the end of the third quarter of 2025, which was an annual growth of 10 percent.
Figures released by the Saudi Central Bank, also referred to as SAMA, stated that total foreign investments in the Kingdom surged by 17 percent year-on-year, reaching SR3.2 trillion.
FDI comes when a foreign organization invests in a business in another country, gaining a long-term interest and substantial influence over its management and operations.
This growth can be attributed to the expanded attempts of the Kingdom to bring long-term foreign investments into the country as part of its Vision 2030 strategy, which would diversify the economy beyond oil income. Within the program, Saudi Arabia is aiming at an annual FDI figure of $100 billion by 2030.
SAMA statistics indicated that the total portfolio investments in the Kingdom by foreign companies, comprising equity, investment funds, and debt bonds, are SR1.31 trillion at the end of the third quarter 2025, which is an increase of 24 percent during the same period last year.
The release also indicated that other foreign investments, which comprise loans, currency, and deposits, and any other account, were SR843.56 billion in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 17 percent compared to the same period of 2024.
The data revealed that overall Saudi assets reached SR5.99 trillion in the same year, which is an increase of 5 percent relative to the third quarter of 2024. Direct investment overseas is at SR953.66 billion in the third quarter of 2025, which is 16 percent annually.
In the same quarter, the portfolio investments of the Kingdom, comprising both equity and fund investments and debt securities, amounted to SR1.94 trillion, increasing approximately 4 percent relative to the relevant quarter in 2024.
The other asset-side investments, such as trade credit, loans, currency, deposits, and other accounts, have also grown by 8.9 percent year-on-year to reach up to SR1.41 trillion in the third quarter.
The reserve assets, such as monetary gold, Special Drawing Rights, the reserve position in the Fund, and other reserve assets, stood at SR1.68 trillion in the same quarter, which is 1.4 percent lower than it was the year before.
According to a report on the General Authority of Statistics in December, net inflows of foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia were SR24.9 billion in the third quarter of 2025, and this represents an increase of 34.5 percent as compared to the third quarter of 2024.
