Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
893.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
882.47 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 10.62 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 63.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 337.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 274.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 987.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,617 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16,658 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 16,444 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | -2,015 BoP, current US$ per person | 616.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,631 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Ireland or Saudi Arabia?
- Ireland, at 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 10.62 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.