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
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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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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.