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

Kuwait
628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
9th
Middle income rank
11th

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

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

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 623,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 125.1 times Middle income'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 income ranks 11th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 18,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s -12,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 177.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Middle income
2000s 202,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 201,778 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 447,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 443,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 514,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,483 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 509,862 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$), per, Kuwait or Middle income?
Kuwait, at 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Kuwait and Middle income?
623,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.