Eastern Africa vs Kuwait: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Eastern Africa
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8,100 million USD against 1,027 million USD in Eastern Africa, a difference of 7,073 million USD.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 7.9 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Kuwait ranks 26th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.01 million USD | -1,014 million USD | 1,059 million USD | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 144.03 million USD | 3,171 million USD | 3,027 million USD | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 336.36 million USD | 3,955 million USD | 3,619 million USD | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,542 million USD | 8,905 million USD | 7,363 million USD | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Eastern Africa or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 8,100 million USD against 1,027 million USD in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Eastern Africa and Kuwait?
- 7,073 million USD, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Kuwait rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Kuwait ranks 26th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.