FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI was 0.051 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.051 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 148.0% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8985 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.63 %, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 59th out of 83 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0661 % | — |
| 2007 | 0.1052 % | +59.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0393 % | -62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0498 % | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0214 % | -57.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1295 % | +504.8% |
| 2017 | -2.63 % | -2133.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8985 % | -134.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4295 % | -52.2% |
| 2020 | -1.58 % | -468.4% |
| 2021 | -0.1063 % | -93.3% |
| 2022 | 0.051 % | -148.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.051 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1136 %, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.051 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3252 %, 16% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0651 % | 0.0393 % | 0.1052 % | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.2307 % | -2.63 % | 0.8985 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.5458 % | -1.58 % | 0.051 % | 3 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 258,330 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8,967 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Saudi Arabia?
- Fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Saudi Arabia was 0.051 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8985 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.63 % in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI inflows US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.