Australia vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Australia
-32.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-32.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
157th
Kuwait rank
159th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Australia
  • Kuwait
-1.0k-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Australia currently reports -32.02 % change on previous year against -32.78 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.76 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 159th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 126.95 % change on previous year 3.84 % change on previous year 123.11 % change on previous year Australia
1980s 75.53 % change on previous year 33.85 % change on previous year 41.69 % change on previous year Australia
1990s 20.24 % change on previous year -9.72 % change on previous year 29.96 % change on previous year Australia
2000s 133.78 % change on previous year 12.53 % change on previous year 121.25 % change on previous year Australia
2010s 12.19 % change on previous year -20.01 % change on previous year 32.2 % change on previous year Australia
2020s 18.55 % change on previous year 49.43 % change on previous year 30.88 % change on previous year Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Australia or Kuwait?
Australia, at -32.02 % change on previous year against -32.78 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Australia and Kuwait?
0.76 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Australia ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.