Kuwait vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kuwait
1.9%
in 2025
Liberia
1.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
32nd
Liberia rank
34th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Liberia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 34th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8.3% | Liberia |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 24.6% | 25.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 24.9% | 22.5% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 13.9% | 8.3% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 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, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Kuwait, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 34th 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.