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

Egypt
9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
93rd
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd

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

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
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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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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.