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The Vanderbilt Terminal for Saudi Arabia's National Transformation

INDEPENDENT GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

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Saudi Arabia Is Winning Portfolio Capital and Losing Direct Investment

Foreigners put $76.1bn into Saudi securities in 2025 against $32.6bn of direct investment — and in the first quarter of 2026 the ratio reached 4.8 to one. Portfolio money is rented; a factory is not. Two capital accounts, two different countries.

Updated Jul 31, 2026