{"id":98280,"date":"2025-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/06\/30\/net-fdi-inflows-rise-over-40-y-o-y-in-the-first-quarter\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:00:00","slug":"net-fdi-inflows-rise-over-40-y-o-y-in-the-first-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/06\/30\/net-fdi-inflows-rise-over-40-y-o-y-in-the-first-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Net FDI inflows rise over 40% y-o-y in the first quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>Net inflows <\/strong>of fo<\/strong>reign direct investment (FDI) in the Kingdom rose 44% y-o-y to SAR 22.2 <\/strong>bn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, preliminary data (pdf)<\/a> from the General Authority for Statistics\u2019 (Gastat) showed. However, net inflows saw a 7% decline on a quarterly basis, compared to SAR 24 bn in 4Q 2024.<\/p>\n

The breakdown: <\/strong>Inflows rose 24% y-o-y to SAR 24 bn in the same period, while declining 6% on a quarterly basis. Outflows, on the other hand, dropped 54% y-o-y to SAR 1.8 bn in 1Q 2025, despite rising 7% q-o-q. <\/p>\n

BACKGROUND-<\/strong> The government is targeting USD 100 bn<\/a> FDI inflows by 2030. FDI inflows exceeded the 2023 target by 16% at USD 25.6 bn<\/a>, contributing 2.4% to GDP, compared to an average of USD 17 bn annually during 2017-2022.<\/p>\n

IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The push to attract FDI comes amid growing fiscal pressure linked to oil price<\/a>volatility<\/a> and geopolitical risks, including potential increased supply from Iran. This coincides with expected output hikes from Opec+, as the Kingdom is currently unwinding<\/a> 2.2 mn bbl \/ d in voluntary production cuts. Revenue from oil exports fell 21.2% y-o-y to SAR 61.96 bn<\/a> in April, marking the lowest monthly total since June 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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