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Saudi Arabia - FDI Inflows 1979

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank

-1.14% −1.83% from 1978 Global rank: 130th

Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows was -1.14% in 1979, decreased +1.83% from 0.69% in 1978. This was the 130th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

FDI Inflows by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Botswana	15.59%	125.6%
2nd	Eswatini	13.46%	110.9%
3rd	Singapore	8.99%	125.4%
4th	Antigua and Barbuda	7.76%	199.0%
5th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	6.75%	214.2%
6th	Mauritania	6.64%	1,769.3%
7th	Gambia, The	5.97%	387.4%
8th	Seychelles	5.90%	-20.3%
9th	Cyprus	5.47%	-7.5%
10th	Bahrain	5.36%	429.8%
11th	Liberia	5.06%	-74.9%
12th	Barbados	4.52%	178.1%
13th	Togo	4.18%	-47.7%
14th	Vanuatu	4.10%	-
15th	Central African Republic	3.25%	225.9%
16th	Oman	3.15%	0.0%
17th	Uruguay	3.00%	14.4%
18th	Hong Kong SAR, China	2.88%	10.4%
19th	Malaysia	2.70%	-11.6%
20th	Solomon Islands	2.29%	-44.5%
21st	Niger	2.22%	-7.7%
22nd	Canada	2.18%	27.6%
23rd	Maldives	2.08%	-47.8%
24th	Trinidad and Tobago	2.04%	-43.6%
25th	Papua New Guinea	1.93%	-3.5%
26th	Ireland	1.84%	-28.3%
27th	Gabon	1.82%	-23.2%
28th	Guatemala	1.70%	-19.1%
29th	New Zealand	1.69%	14.5%
30th	Malta	1.62%	-40.5%
31st	United Kingdom	1.47%	30.7%
32nd	Paraguay	1.47%	52.9%
33rd	Sierra Leone	1.45%	-42.6%
34th	Sri Lanka	1.39%	2,484.7%
35th	Congo, Republic of	1.37%	198.3%
36th	Kenya	1.35%	107.7%
37th	Panama	1.34%	1,844.7%
38th	Greece	1.14%	16.4%
39th	Rwanda	1.13%	118.8%
40th	Haiti	1.11%	8.2%
41st	Australia	1.10%	-22.0%
42nd	Chile	1.10%	-0.8%
43rd	Brazil	1.09%	9.1%
44th	Costa Rica	1.08%	-21.9%
45th	Zambia	1.05%	-23.6%
46th	Cameroon	1.05%	20.6%
47th	Honduras	1.01%	84.7%
48th	Fiji	1.00%	-32.1%
49th	Mexico	0.99%	54.4%
50th	Belgium	0.97%	-31.5%
51st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.95%	50.2%
52nd	Netherlands	0.95%	37.5%
53rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.84%	202.7%
54th	Bahamas, The	0.84%	737.4%
55th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.82%	-22.5%
56th	Jordan	0.81%	-62.8%
57th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.79%	158.7%
58th	Norway	0.76%	-28.3%
59th	Tunisia	0.68%	-55.3%
60th	Nigeria	0.66%	13.4%
61st	Spain	0.65%	-11.3%
62nd	Colombia	0.45%	-1.2%
63rd	Ecuador	0.45%	9.7%
64th	Peru	0.45%	122.4%
65th	Indonesia	0.44%	-45.8%
66th	France	0.43%	-13.6%
67th	European Union	0.38%	-7.6%
68th	Denmark	0.32%	114.4%
69th	Dominican Republic	0.31%	-76.9%
70th	United States	0.31%	31.0%
71st	Benin	0.30%	270.9%
72nd	Argentina	0.30%	6.0%
73rd	Pakistan	0.30%	63.3%
74th	Portugal	0.29%	4.7%
75th	Austria	0.25%	10.5%
76th	Korea	0.25%	49.9%
77th	Senegal	0.22%	243.2%
78th	United Arab Emirates	0.21%	25.7%
79th	Thailand	0.20%	-12.9%
80th	Germany	0.20%	-9.2%
81st	Mali	0.19%	364.6%
82nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.18%	-84.4%
83rd	Nicaragua	0.18%	-45.7%
84th	Mauritius	0.14%	-66.6%
85th	Guyana	0.11%	-86.0%
86th	Italy	0.11%	-30.4%
87th	Iceland	0.10%	-66.3%
88th	Uganda	0.09%	14.9%
89th	Sweden	0.09%	36.6%
90th	Burkina Faso	0.09%	8.4%
91st	Türkiye	0.08%	62.2%
92nd	Tanzania	0.08%	23.8%
93rd	Qatar	0.08%	-63.1%
94th	Algeria	0.08%	-84.9%
95th	Guinea-Bissau	0.07%	457.7%
96th	Lesotho	0.07%	818.8%
97th	Finland	0.06%	-33.6%
98th	Samoa	0.05%	-82.9%
99th	Israel	0.05%	-77.9%
100th	Morocco	0.05%	-47.4%
101st	India	0.03%	141.0%
102nd	Philippines	0.02%	-94.3%
103rd	Japan	0.02%	2,770.3%
104th	Nepal	0.02%	-36.6%
105th	French Polynesia	0.01%	-73.0%
106th	Brunei Darussalam	0.01%	-94.8%
107th	Kuwait	0.01%	5.5%
108th	Iraq	0.00%	237.2%
109th	Zimbabwe	0.00%	-95.1%
110th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.00%	-96.8%
111th	Syrian Arab Republic	0.00%	-
112th	China	0.00%	-
113th	Dominica	0.00%	-
114th	Grenada	0.00%	-100.0%
115th	Kiribati	0.00%	-
116th	Myanmar	0.00%	-
117th	São Tomé and Principe	0.00%	-
118th	Tonga	0.00%	-100.0%
119th	Guinea	-0.01%	-175.2%
120th	Sudan	-0.03%	-142.9%
121st	Belize	-0.03%	-102.2%
122nd	Burundi	-0.04%	-126.3%
123rd	Bangladesh	-0.05%	-188.8%
124th	Ghana	-0.07%	-126.3%
125th	Chad	-0.13%	-104.2%
126th	Madagascar	-0.19%	-37.9%
127th	El Salvador	-0.29%	-138.5%
128th	South Africa	-0.77%	-263.1%
129th	Jamaica	-1.09%	-8.2%
130th	Saudi Arabia	-1.14%	-264.0%
131st	Libya	-1.92%	39.4%
132nd	Suriname	-3.50%	-90.8%

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows in 1979?▾

Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows in 1979 was -1.14%. This ranked 130th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows change in 1979?▾

Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows decreased by 264.0% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1979?▾

Botswana had the highest fdi inflows in 1979 at 15.59%.

What is the fdi inflows of Saudi Arabia in 1979?▾

The fdi inflows of Saudi Arabia in 1979 was -1.14%. This ranked 130th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows?▾

Saudi Arabia's fdi inflows went from 0.69% in 1978 to -1.14% in 1979, a 264.0% decrease.

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