Kuwait vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Kuwait
0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Liberia
0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
34th
Liberia rank
36th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Liberia, a difference of 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Liberia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 34th and Liberia ranks 36th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 1990s | -0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Kuwait, at 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and Liberia ranks 36th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.