Kuwait vs North Macedonia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kuwait
1.9%
in 2025
North Macedonia
2.1%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
32nd
North Macedonia rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and North Macedonia ranks 31st of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.4% | 0.0% | 3.5% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.7% | 4.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 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 North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, 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 Kuwait and North Macedonia?
- 0.2%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North Macedonia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and North Macedonia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and North Macedonia ranks 31st 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.