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

Kuwait
628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
15,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
9th
OECD members rank
7th

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

  • Kuwait
  • OECD members
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019962023

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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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.