Kuwait vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 354.57 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 37th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 326.20 million BoP, current US$ | -666,235 BoP, current US$ | 326.87 million BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -218.98 million BoP, current US$ | 10.10 million BoP, current US$ | 229.08 million BoP, current US$ | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 7.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.66 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 354.57 million BoP, current US$, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 37th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.