DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Mouwasat Medical Services 4002.SE , one of the kingdom's largest listed healthcare providers, said on Monday its board was recommending paying a cash dividend of 2.5 riyals ($0.67) per share for 2016.

The proposed dividend, announced in a bourse filing, compares to a 2 riyals per share dividend the firm paid out for the previous year, according to Thomson Reuters data.

The healthcare firm reported an estimate-beating 34.2 percent rise in its fourth-quarter net profit last week.

($1 = 3.7492 riyals)

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Tom Arnold) ((Alexander.Cornwell@thomsonreuters.com;))