Kuwait vs Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)

Kuwait
8,100 million USD
in 2023
Southern Africa
-3,051 million USD
in 2023
Kuwait rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
30th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time

  • Kuwait
  • Southern Africa
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8,100 million USD against -3,051 million USD in Southern Africa, a difference of 11,151 million USD.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.7 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Kuwait ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Southern Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -1,014 million USD 1,648 million USD 2,662 million USD Southern Africa
2000s 3,171 million USD 455.86 million USD 2,715 million USD Kuwait
2010s 3,955 million USD 3,922 million USD 33.12 million USD Kuwait
2020s 8,905 million USD -735.79 million USD 9,641 million USD Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Kuwait or Southern Africa?
Kuwait, at 8,100 million USD against -3,051 million USD in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Kuwait and Southern Africa?
11,151 million USD, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Southern Africa rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Kuwait ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.