Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia is 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 304.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 824.59 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -59.99 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 34.96 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.1% |
| 1982 | 38.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +1018.4% |
| 1983 | -4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -112.2% |
| 1984 | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -315.5% |
| 1985 | 5.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.2% |
| 1986 | 11.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.8% |
| 1987 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.3% |
| 1988 | 162.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +12306.4% |
| 1989 | 69.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.3% |
| 1990 | -59.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -186.3% |
| 1991 | -11.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.9% |
| 1992 | 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -245.8% |
| 1993 | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.0% |
| 1994 | 22.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +511.8% |
| 1995 | 9 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 23.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +159.9% |
| 1997 | 22.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 8.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.2% |
| 1999 | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 95.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +1239.3% |
| 2001 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.2% |
| 2002 | 112.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +4112.1% |
| 2003 | 25.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.7% |
| 2004 | 4 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.1% |
| 2005 | -17.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -525.1% |
| 2006 | -1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.4% |
| 2007 | -6.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +235.4% |
| 2008 | 150.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -2591.7% |
| 2009 | 89.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.1% |
| 2010 | 162.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.2% |
| 2011 | 136.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 168.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 178.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 190.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 180.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 299.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.5% |
| 2017 | 263.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 637.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +141.6% |
| 2019 | 484.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 171.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.6% |
| 2021 | 801.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +367.4% |
| 2022 | 824.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 514.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 2024 | 782.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.0% |
| 2025 | 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 138.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +12306.4% | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.66 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +4112.1% | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.78 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2008 | +2591.7% | -6.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 150.19 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +1239.3% | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 95.81 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1982 | +1018.4% | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.87 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 150.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 136.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 171.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 824.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 24 South Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Sweden 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Croatia 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Portugal 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Kuwait 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 824.59 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 304.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.