Kuwait vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Kuwait
0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
34th
Qatar rank
37th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.041 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$), per unit, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.