Israel 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
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ against 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel, a difference of 6.41 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.60 million BoP, current US$ | -289.19 million BoP, current US$ | 356.79 million BoP, current US$ | Israel |
| 1980s | 126.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.23 billion BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 720.08 million BoP, current US$ | 519.94 million BoP, current US$ | Israel |
| 2000s | 6.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.15 billion BoP, current US$ | Israel |
| 2010s | 12.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.00 billion BoP, current US$ | Israel |
| 2020s | 20.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 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$), gaps filled, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ against 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 6.41 billion BoP, current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Israel ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.