GASTAT: Kingdom's Net Foreign Direct Investment Jumps to SAR22.2 Billion in Q1 2025

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) has released the Foreign Direct Investment Statistics bulletin for Q1 2025, revealing that net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Saudi Arabia increased by 44% to SAR22.2 billion compared to the same quarter last year, despite a 7% decrease from Q4 of 2024.
 FDI outflows from the Kingdom totaled approximately SAR1.8 billion in Q1 2025, reflecting a 54% decline from the same quarter in 2024, while increasing by 7% from Q4 of 2024. Conversely, inflows into the Kingdom reached about SAR24.0 billion, a 24% increase from SAR19.4 billion in Q1 2024, though they declined by 6% from Q4 2024.
 According to GASTAT, FDI reflects a long-term relationship and a permanent interest of economic entities residing in an economy other than the Saudi economy. This means that an individual foreign investor or a group of foreign investors owns 10% or more of the voting power of shareholder rights.