Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
731.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 66.65 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 61 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 166.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 331.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 295.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 66.65 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.