{"id":"saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","canonicalSlug":"saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","language":"en","title":"Saudi Cabinet cites 33.5% rise in foreign investment during 2025","summary":"The Saudi Cabinet said foreign direct investment increased 33.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, citing the figure during its October 20 session. The statement attributed the increase to the economy’s attractiveness and structural reforms.","body":["The Saudi Cabinet said foreign direct investment increased 33.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, citing the figure during its October 20 session. The statement attributed the increase to the economy’s attractiveness and structural reforms.","The same session covered cybersecurity cooperation and other international agreements. The Cabinet statement did not provide the FDI amount or methodology in this release."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi Cabinet cites 33.5% rise in foreign investment during 2025\n\nThe Saudi Cabinet said foreign direct investment increased 33.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, citing the figure during its October 20 session. The statement attributed the increase to the economy’s attractiveness and structural reforms.\n\nThe Saudi Cabinet said foreign direct investment increased 33.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, citing the figure during its October 20 session. The statement attributed the increase to the economy’s attractiveness and structural reforms.\n\nThe same session covered cybersecurity cooperation and other international agreements. The Cabinet statement did not provide the FDI amount or methodology in this release.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","finance","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-20","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T15:02:20Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-20T15:02:20Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-20T14:53:20Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-20","translatedAt":"2026-10-20T14:30:00Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705941","name":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","licence":"All rights reserved; no open reuse licence stated. Original factual reporting; no source text or image reproduced.","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","licenseUrl":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705941","attribution":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA), release dated 2026-10-20. Wellficent independent factual reporting.","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/saudi-macro-cabinet-fdi-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"SA","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["statistical-estimate"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2025","from":"2025","precision":"year"}}}