High income vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

High income
15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
6th
Kuwait rank
9th

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

  • High income
  • Kuwait
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019962023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 613,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 40.9 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

High income ranks 6th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 1,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 779.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 2,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 9,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -12,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre High income
2000s 28,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 202,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 173,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 31,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 447,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 415,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 27,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 514,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 486,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, High income or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between High income and Kuwait?
613,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
High income ranks 6th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.