Aruba vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.1%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.1%
in 2025
Aruba rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Aruba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 0.0% | 8.7% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Aruba or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Saudi Arabia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.