Kuwait vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
-73.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
-71.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
160th
Qatar rank
159th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -71.8 % change on previous year against -73.46 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 1.66 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 160th and Qatar ranks 159th of 195 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.84 % change on previous year | 141.19 % change on previous year | 118.35 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | -58.46 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 63.65 % change on previous year | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at -71.8 % change on previous year against -73.46 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 1.66 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 160th and Qatar ranks 159th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.