RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s total investment volume surpassed SR1.5 trillion ($400 billion) for the first time in 2025, the Kingdom’s minister of investment has announced.
Speaking at the Government Press Conference in Riyadh, Khalid Al-Falih highlighted unprecedented growth across the financial landscape, with foreign capital inflows playing a central role.
The Kingdom is aiming to attract $100 billion in annual foreign direct investment by the end of the decade as part of its Vision 2030 economic diversification plan.
“We expect foreign investment flows into Saudi Arabia in 2025 to range between SR140 billion and SR150 billion,” Al-Falih said, noting that this projection represents a five-fold increase from the SR28 billion recorded in 2017, a sign of rising global investor confidence.
The surge in international business activity is further reflected in the number of foreign companies operating in the Kingdom. Al-Falih revealed that licensed foreign firms have reached 62,000, a dramatic increase from just 6,000 in 2016.
