Italy vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Italy
142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Kuwait rank
30th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Italy
- Kuwait
How they compare
Italy currently reports 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 23,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,416 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 13,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 85,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 77,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 70,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 95,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 67,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Italy or Kuwait?
- Italy, at 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Italy and Kuwait?
- 23,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Italy ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.