Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 16,071 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia stood at 16,071 million USD.
The figure is down 40.4% on the previous year and up 225.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 26,962 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -638.33 million USD, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -638.33 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -127.91 million USD | -80.0% |
| 1992 | 195.27 million USD | -252.7% |
| 1993 | 44.89 million USD | -77.0% |
| 1994 | 286.65 million USD | +538.5% |
| 1995 | 119.57 million USD | -58.3% |
| 1996 | 323.41 million USD | +170.5% |
| 1997 | 325.96 million USD | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 127.9 million USD | -60.8% |
| 1999 | 110.68 million USD | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 1,550 million USD | +1300.4% |
| 2001 | 45.63 million USD | -97.1% |
| 2002 | 2,020 million USD | +4327.1% |
| 2003 | 473 million USD | -76.6% |
| 2004 | 78.73 million USD | -83.4% |
| 2005 | -349.87 million USD | -544.4% |
| 2006 | -38.56 million USD | -89.0% |
| 2007 | -134.83 million USD | +249.7% |
| 2008 | 3,498 million USD | -2694.2% |
| 2009 | 2,177 million USD | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 3,907 million USD | +79.4% |
| 2011 | 3,430 million USD | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 4,402 million USD | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 4,943 million USD | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 5,396 million USD | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 5,390 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,262 million USD | +71.8% |
| 2017 | 8,173 million USD | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 19,252 million USD | +135.5% |
| 2019 | 14,553 million USD | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 5,411 million USD | -62.8% |
| 2021 | 24,674 million USD | +356.0% |
| 2022 | 26,962 million USD | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 16,071 million USD | -40.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 16,071 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 13.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 16,071 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 129.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4327.1% | 45.63 million USD | 2,020 million USD |
| 2008 | +2694.2% | -134.83 million USD | 3,498 million USD |
| 2000 | +1300.4% | 110.68 million USD | 1,550 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.81 million USD | -638.33 million USD | 325.96 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 931.9 million USD | -349.87 million USD | 3,498 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,871 million USD | 3,430 million USD | 19,252 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,279 million USD | 5,411 million USD | 26,962 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 16,071 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,962 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -638.33 million USD in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.1%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.