Finland vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Finland
2.1%
in 2025
Kuwait
1.9%
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Kuwait rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Finland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -0.9% | 4.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 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, Finland or Kuwait?
- Finland, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Finland and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kuwait?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 29th 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.