Kuwait vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kuwait
614.43 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Small states
15.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
30th
Small states rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 598.69 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 39.0 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Small states ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.132 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 164.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -121.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2000s | 1,387 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 320.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,223 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,540 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,317 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2020s | 1,764 BoP, current US$ per person | 178.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,585 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$), per capita, Kuwait or Small states?
- Kuwait, at 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Small states?
- 598.69 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Small states ranks 29th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.