Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Kuwait
628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
9th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019962023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 621,670 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 91.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 18,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s -12,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 202,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 200,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 447,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 442,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 514,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 506,241 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$), per, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Kuwait, at 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
621,670 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.