Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure has shown a major progress in business opportunities for overseas investors. Saudi Arabia’s education sector is one of the most attractive investment opportunities for the foreign investors Earlier in 2019, 9 new foreign education enterprises were granted investor licenses, amounting to a total of $141mn of investment deals. The Saudi government introduced Saudi Vision 2030, an aspiring development plan that foresees vital prospects for foreign investors in the regions of education, housing, health and energy, amongst others. In 2016, Saudi Arabia permitted the procurement of 100% of assets by foreign investors in retail and wholesale trade. A privatisation program has also been introduced. The government also attempts to attract FDI in the regions of renewable energy and entertainment. A foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a vital role in local and international economy. Several opportunities and ventures are encouraged by Saudi Arabia to improve the standard of business and economical environments. To accomplish the finances for the projects SAGIA, the lawful authority is there to smooth the progress of investments, which encourages Saudi FDI prospective to grow simultaneously. FDI has a greater scope for diverse businesses and investing in to underdeveloped industrial sectors. FDI plays an important role in boosting the economy of Saudi Arabia by managing international investors who shares the huge portion of 34% in General GDP (Gross domestic product) of Saudi Arabia. This paper aims to review the literature to shed light on the steps taken by the government to increase FDI in the country and what are the current trends that are helping to fulfil VISION 2030.

沙特阿拉伯王国拥有发达的经济和先进的技术基础设施，为海外投资者带来了巨大的商机。沙特阿拉伯的教育部门是外国投资者最有吸引力的投资机会之一。2019年初，有9家新的外国教育企业获得了投资者许可证，总投资交易额为1.41亿美元。沙特政府推出了《沙特远景2030》，这是一个有抱负的发展计划，该计划预示了外国投资者在教育，住房，健康和能源等领域的重要前景。2016年，沙特阿拉伯允许外国投资者在零售和批发贸易中购买100％的资产。还引入了私有化程序。政府还试图在可再生能源和娱乐领域吸引外国直接投资。外国直接投资（FDI）在本地和国际经济中起着至关重要的作用。沙特阿拉伯鼓励了一些机会和冒险，以提高商业和经济环境的标准。为了完成SAGIA项目的资金，那里的合法权力可以使投资进展顺利，这鼓励潜在的沙特外国直接投资同时增长。外国直接投资具有更大的范围，可以开展各种业务，并投资于不发达的工业部门。通过管理国际投资者，外国直接投资在促进沙特阿拉伯经济中发挥了重要作用，这些投资者在沙特阿拉伯的国内生产总值中占国内生产总值的34％。