Aruba vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.1%
in 2024
Kuwait
1.9%
in 2025
Aruba rank
30th
Kuwait rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Kuwait
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kuwait ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 8.8% | -0.9% | 9.7% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 5.5% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 5.6% | 4.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Aruba or Kuwait?
- Aruba, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Kuwait?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.