‎Saudi Arabia registers 1,275 foreign-owned establishments in October

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Saudi Arabia signed up 1,275 brand-new facilities owned by foreign financiers in between Oct. 1 and 30, 2026, with overall stated capital of SAR 10.3 billion, according to the regular monthly Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Analysis provided by the International Business Center (IBC) of the Federation of Saudi Chambers.

The analysis, pointed out in a declaration by the Federation, revealed that 96.5% of the recently signed up facilities were completely foreign-owned, while the staying 3.5% had Saudi partners.

The month likewise saw the issuance of 6 licenses for local head office of global business.

Registration activity stayed strong throughout October, balancing around 56 brand-new facilities per working day.

The week of Oct. 18-24 taped the greatest activity, with 327 facilities signed up, while Oct. 21 saw the greatest day-to-day figure at 76.

An overall of 523 facilities were included after Oct. 19, suggesting a velocity in activity throughout the 2nd half of the month.

In regards to capital size, little and medium-sized facilities represented most of brand-new registrations, with half of the facilities stating capital of no greater than SAR 100,000.

289 facilities each reported capital of precisely SAR 30 million, the minimum requirement set by the Ministry of Investment for an industrial license allowing 100% foreign ownership.

This classification represented around 84% of overall stated capital, or SAR 8.67 billion.

Omitting these facilities, aggregate stated capital stood at around SAR 1.6 billion.

Another 10 facilities reported capital going beyond SAR 30 million, with a combined overall of SAR 758 million.

The biggest was a farming facility with stated capital of SAR 300 million.

By sector, producing ranked initially with 451 facilities, representing 35% of the overall number and 39% of stated capital.

Building came 2nd with 285 facilities, or 22%, the majority of which were participated in structure contracting.

The details and interactions innovation sector followed with 126 facilities, mainly little start-ups, while farming taped 95 facilities, wholesale and retail trade 90, and transport 53.

Together, these 6 sectors represented 86% of all recently signed up facilities throughout 16 sectors.

The month-to-month analysis, released by the International Business Center, makes use of industrial registration information for recently developed foreign-owned companies and compares it with information from the General Authority for Statistics, the Ministry of Investment, the Capital Market Authority, and labor market signs.

The report kept in mind that the figures represent capital stated at the time of registration and do not always show the real quantity of financial investment released.