Saudi Arabia sees $5.1 billion in FDI inflows in Q2
Data from the General Authority for Statistics showed a 19.5% decline in net foreign direct investment inflows in Saudi Arabia during Q2 2026 compared to the previous year, alongside a slight rise in consumer spending via POS terminals.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Arabic - Data from the Saudi General Authority for Statistics showed that net foreign direct investment inflows to the Kingdom reached $5.09 billion (equivalent to SAR 19.1 billion) in the second quarter of 2026, down 19.5% from approximately $6.32 billion in the same period of 2025.
On a quarterly basis, net foreign direct investment inflows fell 15.8% compared to the first quarter of 2026, which recorded net inflows of approximately $6.05 billion.
Saudi outward foreign direct investment flows in the second quarter reached approximately $853 million, up 2.7% from $827 million in the second quarter of 2025.
On a quarterly basis, outward flows declined by 28.9% compared to the previous quarter, when they stood at approximately $1.17 billion.
Meanwhile, weekly consumer spending in Saudi Arabia through point-of-sale transactions rose by approximately 3.5% during the period from September 20 to 26, amid growth in spending across most sectors and major cities compared to the previous week.
According to the weekly report of the Saudi Central Bank, point-of-sale sales in the Kingdom reached approximately $3.565 billion last week, compared to $3.45 billion the previous week.
The number of point-of-sale transactions increased by approximately 1% last week to 243.59 million, up from 241.1 million in the previous week.
