Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
78th
Saudi Arabia rank
80th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 78th 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.