Kuwait vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Kuwait
-32.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Yemen
-31.51 % change on previous year
in 2019
Kuwait rank
159th
Yemen rank
156th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Kuwait
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -31.51 % change on previous year against -32.78 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 1.27 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Kuwait ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.3 % change on previous year | 22.5 % change on previous year | 26.8 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2000s | 126.34 % change on previous year | 78.42 % change on previous year | 47.92 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -22.84 % change on previous year | -125.39 % change on previous year | 102.55 % 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$), annual, Kuwait or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -31.51 % change on previous year against -32.78 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kuwait and Yemen?
- 1.27 % change on previous year, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Yemen?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Kuwait ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.