Kuwait vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Kuwait
0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
34th
Small states rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Kuwait
- Small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 20.0 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 34th and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2000s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2010s | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2020s | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.04 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$), per unit, Kuwait or Small states?
- Kuwait, at 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kuwait and Small states?
- 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.