India vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

India
39.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
32.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
India rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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How they compare

India currently reports 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6.47 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 21.84 million BoP, current US$ -289.19 million BoP, current US$ 311.03 million BoP, current US$ India
1980s 104.75 million BoP, current US$ 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2.25 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 720.08 million BoP, current US$ 785.98 million BoP, current US$ India
2000s 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ 13.55 billion BoP, current US$ India
2010s 37.18 billion BoP, current US$ 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ 31.01 billion BoP, current US$ India
2020s 42.23 billion BoP, current US$ 22.24 billion BoP, current US$ 19.98 billion BoP, current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, India or Saudi Arabia?
India, at 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between India and Saudi Arabia?
6.47 billion BoP, current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
India ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.