Czechia vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Czechia
2.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2025
Czechia rank
77th
Saudi Arabia rank
80th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 0.5% | 3.3% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 0.4% | 5.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Czechia or Saudi Arabia?
- Czechia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Czechia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 77th 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.