Kuwait vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2025
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
168th
Nepal rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Nepal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.0 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nepal ahead.
Kuwait ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Kuwait or Nepal?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Kuwait and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 171st 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.