Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 11,465 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 11,465 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and up 184.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 20,039 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1,544 million USD, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,544 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -316.63 million USD | -79.5% |
| 1992 | 484.83 million USD | -253.1% |
| 1993 | 113.35 million USD | -76.6% |
| 1994 | 715.91 million USD | +531.6% |
| 1995 | 282.22 million USD | -60.6% |
| 1996 | 707.8 million USD | +150.8% |
| 1997 | 689.53 million USD | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 314.35 million USD | -54.4% |
| 1999 | 237.61 million USD | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 2,999 million USD | +1162.2% |
| 2001 | 89.77 million USD | -97.0% |
| 2002 | 3,751 million USD | +4078.2% |
| 2003 | 858.37 million USD | -77.1% |
| 2004 | 128.66 million USD | -85.0% |
| 2005 | -475.46 million USD | -469.6% |
| 2006 | -46.94 million USD | -90.1% |
| 2007 | -151.46 million USD | +222.7% |
| 2008 | 3,341 million USD | -2305.7% |
| 2009 | 2,467 million USD | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 3,778 million USD | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 2,874 million USD | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 3,546 million USD | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 4,031 million USD | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 4,501 million USD | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 5,390 million USD | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 9,530 million USD | +76.8% |
| 2017 | 7,829 million USD | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 16,004 million USD | +104.4% |
| 2019 | 12,315 million USD | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 5,002 million USD | -59.4% |
| 2021 | 20,039 million USD | +300.6% |
| 2022 | 18,664 million USD | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 11,465 million USD | -38.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 11,465 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 12.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 11,465 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD, 64.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4078.2% | 89.77 million USD | 3,751 million USD |
| 2008 | +2305.7% | -151.46 million USD | 3,341 million USD |
| 2000 | +1162.2% | 237.61 million USD | 2,999 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168.45 million USD | -1,544 million USD | 715.91 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,296 million USD | -475.46 million USD | 3,751 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,980 million USD | 2,874 million USD | 16,004 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,792 million USD | 5,002 million USD | 20,039 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 11,465 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,039 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,544 million USD in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.