Trump’s deal-making trip to the Middle East

U.S. President Donald Trump’s investment deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are worth over $2 trillion

SAUDI ARABIA
$600 billion invested in U.S. over four years, including:
$142 billion
Sale of U.S. arms to Saudi Arabia – touted by White House as largest defence deal in history
$80 billion
Invested by firms such as Google, Oracle, Salesforce and Uber in technologies in both countries
$20 billion
From Saudi firm DataVolt for AI data centres and energy infrastructure in U.S.
18,000
AI chips to be sold by Nvidia to Saudi-backed startup Humain

QATAR
$243 billion agreed, paving way for pledge of $1.2 trillion
$96 billion
Agreement by Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 U.S.-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft
$42 billion
Qatari purchases of U.S. military equipment, including THAAD air defence system
$10 billion
Investment by Qatar in Al Udeid airbase – largest U.S. military facility in Middle East
$1 billion
From Qatari-based Al Rabban Capital for advanced quantum technologies

UAE
Business deals signed worth more than $200 billion
$60 billion
Three U.S. energy firms partnering with UAE to expand oil and gas production
$14.5 billion
Commitment from Etihad Airways for 28 Boeing 787 and 777X jets
$4 billion
Invested by Emirates Global Aluminium to develop aluminium smelter project in Oklahoma
5 gigawatts
Capacity of largest data centre outside U.S. – to be built by UAE and U.S. in Abu Dhabi

Sources: Bloomberg, Forbes Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS