Central America vs Saudi Arabia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Central America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 11,465 million USD against 6,011 million USD in Central America, a difference of 5,454 million USD.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342.46 million USD | 168.45 million USD | 174 million USD | Central America |
| 2000s | 5,025 million USD | 1,296 million USD | 3,729 million USD | Central America |
| 2010s | 10,975 million USD | 6,980 million USD | 3,995 million USD | Central America |
| 2020s | 5,234 million USD | 13,792 million USD | 8,558 million USD | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Central America or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 11,465 million USD against 6,011 million USD in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Central America and Saudi Arabia?
- 5,454 million USD, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Central America ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.