Kuwait vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Kuwait
-71.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-72.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
152nd
Sweden rank
153rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sweden
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -71.04 % change on previous year against -72.98 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 1.94 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sweden ahead.

Kuwait ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 153rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s -63.27 % change on previous year 16.48 % change on previous year 79.74 % change on previous year Sweden
1980s 92.47 % change on previous year 35.79 % change on previous year 56.68 % change on previous year Kuwait
1990s 41.86 % change on previous year 77.28 % change on previous year 35.42 % change on previous year Sweden
2000s -14.73 % change on previous year 8.12 % change on previous year 22.84 % change on previous year Sweden
2010s 10.97 % change on previous year 86.17 % change on previous year 75.2 % change on previous year Sweden
2020s -67.38 % change on previous year 10.11 % change on previous year 77.49 % change on previous year Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Kuwait or Sweden?
Kuwait, at -71.04 % change on previous year against -72.98 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kuwait and Sweden?
1.94 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Kuwait ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 153rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.