Eastern Africa vs Saudi Arabia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)

Eastern Africa
1,027 million USD
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
11,465 million USD
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 11,465 million USD against 1,027 million USD in Eastern Africa, a difference of 10,438 million USD.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 11.2 times Eastern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 30 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 45.01 million USD 168.45 million USD 123.45 million USD Saudi Arabia
2000s 144.03 million USD 1,296 million USD 1,152 million USD Saudi Arabia
2010s 336.36 million USD 6,980 million USD 6,643 million USD Saudi Arabia
2020s 1,542 million USD 13,792 million USD 12,250 million USD Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Eastern Africa or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 11,465 million USD against 1,027 million USD in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia?
10,438 million USD, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.