Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
3,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
Kuwait rank
30th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kuwait
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 115,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 33.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 42.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 165.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 123.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 127.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 114.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 524.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 3,523 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 4,457 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,688 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 3,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
115,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.