Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 4.13 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318.72 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 318.72 million BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 296.65 million BoP, current US$ | 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 76.81 million BoP, current US$ | 6.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 931.90 million BoP, current US$ | 35.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.84 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2020s | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.47 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.13 billion BoP, current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.