Lower 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
- Lower middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 717.52 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 53.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.5423 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.69 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 263.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 628.81 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$), per capita, Lower middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 717.52 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.