Kuwait vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Kuwait
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
170th
Samoa rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Kuwait
- Samoa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1980s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Kuwait or Samoa?
- Kuwait, at 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kuwait and Samoa?
- 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.