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

Mauritius
8,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
54th
Saudi Arabia rank
55th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 8,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Mauritius ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s -480.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 480.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 36.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 137.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 5,845 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 12,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 433.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 57,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 28,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Mauritius or Saudi Arabia?
Mauritius, at 8,097 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Mauritius and Saudi Arabia?
28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Mauritius ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.