Europe & Central Asia vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia currently reports 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 138.04 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 5.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.24 billion BoP, current US$ | -289.19 million BoP, current US$ | 10.53 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 30.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 193.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 720.08 million BoP, current US$ | 192.56 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 877.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 875.52 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 791.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 785.48 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 186.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 164.35 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia or Saudi Arabia?
- Europe & Central Asia, at 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia?
- 138.04 billion BoP, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.