In addition to the moneys which the Saudi Fund for Development has been able to make available, the Kingdom is a major contributor to a number of other regional and international financial institutions established to provide aid to the developing world.

King Fahd’s approach to foreign aid has always been to provide as much as possible whenever it is needed. Even when oil revenues have plummeted and subjected the Kingdom to economic difficulties which would have entirely disrupted a less coherent society, King Fahd has overseen a continuous program of substantial overseas aid.