Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kuwait
614.43 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
731.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 116.66 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 164.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 130.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -121.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 125.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1,387 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,342 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,223 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,953 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,764 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,126 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 116.66 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.