South Korea vs Kuwait: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit

South Korea
1.53 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
1.58 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
43rd
Kuwait rank
42nd

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit over time

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
00.511.52199420092025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.58 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.53 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.

South Korea ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 169 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4201 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.608 US dollar per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.7378 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.3 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.5613 US dollar per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 1.28 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1232 US dollar per US$ of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per, South Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1.58 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.53 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per between South Korea and Kuwait?
0.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
South Korea ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,284 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.