Low & middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Low & middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 691.63 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 18.5 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per person | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 0.4369 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 11.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 35.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 234.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 594.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Low & middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 691.63 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.