Low income vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Low income
2.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
882.47 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income rank
44th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Low income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 879.99 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 355.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Low income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Low income |
| 1980s | 0.7473 BoP, current US$ per person | 337.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 336.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 12.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 70.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 25.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 188.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 19.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 661 BoP, current US$ per person | 641.35 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$), per capita, Low income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Low income and Saudi Arabia?
- 879.99 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Low income ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.