Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Ecuador
-191.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-189.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador rank
182nd
Saudi Arabia rank
180th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -189.21 % change on previous year against -191.26 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 2.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -114.9 % change on previous year | 20.03 % change on previous year | 134.93 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -12.35 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | 19.94 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -7.46 % change on previous year | 26.08 % change on previous year | 33.55 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -29.25 % change on previous year | 45.27 % change on previous year | 74.52 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -36.78 % change on previous year | -48.07 % change on previous year | 11.29 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -38.28 % change on previous year | -28.62 % change on previous year | 9.66 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -189.21 % change on previous year against -191.26 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.05 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.