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investment
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Saudi Arabia enters Kearney FDI top 10 — climbing from 24th to 10th in three years
Saudi Arabia ranks #10 on the 2026 Kearney FDI Confidence Index — its first appearance in the global top 10, ahead of South Korea, Australia, Switzerland, and Spain. The kingdom climbed from 24th in 2023 to 13th in 2025 to 10th in 2026, with Kearney singling out Saudi Arabia alongside Singapore as the year’s standout "middle powers." Investors cite economic performance (33%), tech innovation (27%), and ease of doing business (27%).
SAR 133B· Global capital coming to Saudi
The SAR 3.4 trillion story — how the kingdom stopped receiving capital and started directing it
PIF assets quintupled from SAR 720B in 2017 to SAR 3.41T in 2025. Non-oil exports tripled. FDI inflows quintupled. Regional HQs grew from 44 to 700+. The numbers describe a structural shift in how the Saudi economy interacts with global capital.
SAR 3.41T· PIF: from sovereign fund to sector builder