Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Canada
10,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
52nd
Saudi Arabia rank
55th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 10,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 188 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 161.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 161.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1980s 561.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 137.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 423.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1990s 1,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2000s 5,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 433.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2010s 7,099 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,438 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2020s 9,438 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 836.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Canada, at 10,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
2,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Canada ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.