Greece vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2025
Greece rank
79th
Saudi Arabia rank
80th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 79th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | -0.9% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Greece or Saudi Arabia?
- Greece, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Greece and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 79th 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.