India vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
India
9,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in India, a difference of 1,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -134.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 141.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 35.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 506.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 334.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 171.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 5,198 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 887.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 12,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,637 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 15,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, India or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- India ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.