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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |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: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Stock-Exchange

The Tadawul Gamble: Did Opening Saudi Arabia's Stock Exchange to Foreign Investors Actually Work?

Saudi Arabia abolished the Qualified Foreign Investor regime on 1 February 2026, opening the Tadawul to all foreign investors. Six months later: projected $10 billion in inflows, 40 IPOs in the pipeline, and a market cap of $2.98 trillion. But TASI fell 13% in 2025. The full assessment.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Saudi Exchange (Tadawul): Role in Saudi Vision 2030

The Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) is the largest stock exchange in MENA, home to the Aramco IPO and a growing pipeline supporting Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026