Kuwait vs OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 613,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 41.8 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 783.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 18,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,616 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -12,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 2000s | 202,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 164,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 447,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 410,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 514,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 481,695 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$), per, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 613,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Kuwait ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.