Construction leads the flow of foreign investment to Saudi Arabia with 34.5 billion riyals

Construction activities led the flow of foreign direct investment into Saudi Arabia at the end of 2025, amounting to 34.5 billion riyals, accounting for 21.6% of the total inflows.
Manufacturing activities ranked second with a value of 33.4 billion riyals, with a contribution of 21%, followed by administrative and support services activities with a value of 22.3 billion riyals, accounting for 14.1 percent of total inflows during the year, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics.
In terms of outbound FDI flows, manufacturing activities accounted for 25.2 billion riyals, representing 32.4% of total outbound flows by the end of 2025.

Construction activities came in second place with a value of 14.8 billion riyals, with a contribution of 19%, while activities in the wholesale and retail trade and the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles ranked third, with flows amounting to about 11 billion riyals, accounting for 14.1 percent of total outflows during 2025.

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