How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Saudi Arabia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Finland

0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Finland rank

31st

Saudi Arabia rank

30th

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

Finland
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
1980s	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
1990s	0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
2000s	0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
2010s	0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
2020s	0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Finland or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Finland and Saudi Arabia?: 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Saudi Arabia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Finland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Finland ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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