Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Bangladesh
11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
89th
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019962023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 89th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 17.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -162.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 179.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 16.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 428.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 334.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 4,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 887.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 15,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,902 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 12,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?
Bangladesh, at 11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Bangladesh ranks 89th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.