Saudi Arabia among top 30 destinations for expats

Saudi Arabia has risen from 29th to 26th best country in the world for expats, according HSBC Expat Explorer for 2018.

The Kingdom was also ranked 18th best country globally for economics, which covers themes such as personal finance, disposable income, economic confidence, entrepreneurship culture, career progression and work life balance.

Overall, in the Arabian Gulf region, Bahrain topped the ranking as the 5th best expat destination while the UAE ranked 10th overall.

In terms of savings potential, the Kingdom ranked second, fourth in terms of salary growth, and ninth in terms of job security globally, the HSBC survey said.

The UAE came close ranking as the third best destination globally offering high wage growth as well as savings for expats.

In terms of the expat family experience that covers factors like quality of life for families, overall cost of children, school quality, social life, among others, the Kingdom was ranked 29th globally, compared to UAE’s 19th and Bahrain’s 11th rank, the survey added.

HSBC Expat Explorer 2018 surveyed 22,318 expats from 163 countries, assessing their levels of fulfilment – be that financial, professional, personal – through three key themes of economics, experience, and family.