Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.1% on the previous year and up 265.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Saudi Arabia 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +283.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +175.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +149.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +522.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +163.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +452.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +1097.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | +1325.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | -56.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1325.6% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1097.3% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +522.9% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 95 Ghana 0.006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Djibouti 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 97 Palestine 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 99 Canada 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 100 Tuvalu 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.4%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value 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.