Low income vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Low income
-89.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
52.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low income rank
44th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Low income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 52.91 % change on previous year against -89.97 % change on previous year in Low income, a difference of 142.88 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106.29 % change on previous year | -56.77 % change on previous year | 163.06 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 1980s | 36.48 % change on previous year | -7.58 % change on previous year | 44.07 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 1990s | 30.71 % change on previous year | -26.08 % change on previous year | 56.79 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 2000s | 31.05 % change on previous year | -7.03 % change on previous year | 38.08 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 2010s | -0.0833 % change on previous year | 45.16 % change on previous year | 45.24 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -17.54 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 13.29 % 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 inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Low income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 52.91 % change on previous year against -89.97 % change on previous year in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Low income and Saudi Arabia?
- 142.88 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Saudi Arabia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Low income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.