Bahrain vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Bahrain
-75.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait
-71.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahrain rank
154th
Kuwait rank
152nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -71.04 % change on previous year against -75.29 % change on previous year in Bahrain, a difference of 4.25 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 154th and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.01 % change on previous year | 132.15 % change on previous year | 56.14 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 48.12 % change on previous year | 34.05 % change on previous year | 14.07 % change on previous year | Bahrain |
| 2000s | -17.07 % change on previous year | 59.06 % change on previous year | 76.13 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 65.15 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | 54.29 % change on previous year | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -66.46 % change on previous year | 68.76 % change on previous year | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -71.04 % change on previous year against -75.29 % change on previous year in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 4.25 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Bahrain ranks 154th and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.