Kuwait vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Kuwait
-71.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
-80.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
152nd
Norway rank
155th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -71.04 % change on previous year against -80.2 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 9.16 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 152nd and Norway ranks 155th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -63.27 % change on previous year | -25.94 % change on previous year | 37.32 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 92.47 % change on previous year | 74.82 % change on previous year | 17.65 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 41.86 % change on previous year | 95.75 % change on previous year | 53.88 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | -14.73 % change on previous year | 64.65 % change on previous year | 79.37 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 18.49 % change on previous year | 7.72 % change on previous year | 10.77 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -67.38 % change on previous year | 15.31 % change on previous year | 82.69 % change on previous year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at -71.04 % change on previous year against -80.2 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kuwait and Norway?
- 9.16 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd and Norway ranks 155th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.