Cyprus vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Cyprus
-74.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-73.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cyprus rank
161st
Kuwait rank
160th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Cyprus
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -73.46 % change on previous year against -74.77 % change on previous year in Cyprus, a difference of 1.31 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 161st and Kuwait ranks 160th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -29.74 % change on previous year | -90.21 % change on previous year | 60.48 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
| 1980s | -0.9601 % change on previous year | 92.47 % change on previous year | 93.43 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -62 % change on previous year | -40.77 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 31.01 % change on previous year | -68.02 % change on previous year | 99.03 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 37.89 % change on previous year | 16.02 % change on previous year | 21.88 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -11.94 % change on previous year | -70.37 % change on previous year | 58.43 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Cyprus or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -73.46 % change on previous year against -74.77 % change on previous year in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Cyprus and Kuwait?
- 1.31 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Kuwait?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Cyprus ranks 161st and Kuwait ranks 160th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.