Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -134.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 306.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 863.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 231.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 749.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 334.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 414.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 887.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5,736 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2020s | 8,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 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$), per square, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.