Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2021
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
170th
Kuwait rank
168th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Kuwait ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th and Kuwait ranks 168th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.