Kuwait vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Kuwait
0.4%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
174th
Nigeria rank
171st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Nigeria
-10123200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 171st of 212 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 2.1% 2.0% Nigeria
2010s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Nigeria
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Kuwait or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Kuwait and Nigeria?
0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 171st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed