Saudi Arabia: Greenfield FDI reached USD 9.34bn in H1 2025

• Saudi Arabia attracted 203 greenfield FDI projects H1 2025, with total capital inflows reaching USD 9.34bn, marking a 30.1% increase in the number of projects from H1 2024 and a 1.7% growth in capital investment.
• Riyadh emerged as the dominant destination, attracting 100 projects with capital inflows of USD 2.30bn, while Dammam secured 21 projects worth USD 1.28bn, and Jeddah attracted 13 projects valued at USD 1.22bn.
• The United States was the largest source of greenfield FDI with 61 projects totaling USD 2.70bn.
• The business services sector led in the number of greenfield FDI projects with 55 projects, followed by software and IT services with 35 projects, and transportation and warehousing with 14 projects.
• The communications sector attracted the highest capital investment at USD 1.92bn, largely driven by Equinix's USD 1bn data center investment announced at LEAP 2025.
• Manufacturing activities accounted for 38% of total FDI inflows with USD 3.5bn across 26 projects.

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