Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Saudi Arabia
731.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
757.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Sweden rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person against 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 26.3 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 403.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 369.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,266 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,262 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,304 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,258 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,821 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,551 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,628 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,990 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 757.39 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 26.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.