Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.14 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.43 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 96.43 million BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 223.90 million BoP, current US$ | 296.65 million BoP, current US$ | 72.75 million BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 76.81 million BoP, current US$ | 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 931.90 million BoP, current US$ | 7.46 billion BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.65 billion BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 21.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 136.03 million BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
- Brazil, at 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.14 billion BoP, current US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.