Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — International investments within the Saudi economic system have exceeded SR3 trillion by the top of the primary quarter of 2025.
In line with the info launched by the Saudi Central Financial institution (SAMA), international investments elevated for the primary time throughout this era to SR3,048.5 billion, a 16 % enhance in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
International investments embrace international direct funding (FDI), which represents 33 % of the full, equal to SR995.5 billion; portfolio investments, which embrace fairness, funding fund shares, and debt securities valued at SR1,244.6 billion; and different investments valued at SR808.4 billion.
It’s noteworthy that international funding inflows into Saudi Arabia jumped by 24 % in the course of the first quarter of 2025, reaching SR24 billion (roughly $6.4 billion). Alternatively, outflows amounted to SR1.8 billion ($480,000), a 54 % lower, bringing internet international funding inflows to SR22.2 billion ($5.9 billion), a 44 % enhance in comparison with the identical quarter final yr, in response to information from the Common Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Through the yr 2024, international direct funding (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia reached roughly $26 billion, exceeding the interim goal set by the federal government. These indicators confirmed a rise within the attractiveness of the Saudi economic system for international direct funding in the course of the first quarter of 2025, regardless of the decline in outflows in comparison with the identical interval final yr.