IDA total vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
IDA total
2,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA total rank
32nd
Kuwait rank
30th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- IDA total
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 116,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 56.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
IDA total ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 122.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | IDA total |
| 1990s | 194.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 912.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1,949 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 57,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,831 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,739 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$), per square, IDA total or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between IDA total and Kuwait?
- 116,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- IDA total ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.