Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All was 70.38 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Saudi Arabia, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 70.38 billion for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Saudi Arabia peaked at 70.38 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.64 billion, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 245 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.64 billion | — |
| 2010 | 29.95 billion | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 34.57 billion | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 35.59 billion | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 39.80 billion | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 44.90 billion | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 48.10 billion | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 45.53 billion | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 48.59 billion | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 49.72 billion | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 47.26 billion | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 48.24 billion | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.09 billion | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 64.81 billion | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 64.59 billion | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.38 billion | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.64 billion | 25.64 billion | 25.64 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.40 billion | 29.95 billion | 49.72 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.62 billion | 45.09 billion | 70.38 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More external debt data for Saudi Arabia
- Other investment, Debt instruments 379.95 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 10,276 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -3.37 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.32 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 5.01 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 40.67 (2030)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 74.10 billion US dollar (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 6.27 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Saudi Arabia?
- Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Saudi Arabia was 70.38 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.38 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.64 billion in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.