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

Kuwait
-32.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-34.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
159th
Spain rank
161st

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

  • Kuwait
  • Spain
-1.0k-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -32.78 % change on previous year against -34.34 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 1.56 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Kuwait ranks 159th and Spain ranks 161st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3.84 % change on previous year 26.97 % change on previous year 23.13 % change on previous year Spain
1980s 33.85 % change on previous year 23.24 % change on previous year 10.6 % change on previous year Kuwait
1990s -9.72 % change on previous year 17.13 % change on previous year 26.86 % change on previous year Spain
2000s 12.53 % change on previous year 28.81 % change on previous year 16.28 % change on previous year Spain
2010s -20.01 % change on previous year 62.59 % change on previous year 82.6 % change on previous year Spain
2020s 49.43 % change on previous year 4.42 % change on previous year 45.01 % 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$), annual, Kuwait or Spain?
Kuwait, at -32.78 % change on previous year against -34.34 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kuwait and Spain?
1.56 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Spain?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Kuwait ranks 159th and Spain ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.