Benin vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Benin
2.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2025
Benin rank
82nd
Saudi Arabia rank
80th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | -0.9% | 1.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Benin or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Benin and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.