Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre was 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Kuwait, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait is 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait peaked at 4.11 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 264,113 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 20th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 264,113 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 278,614 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million US dollar per square kilometre | +274.7% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million US dollar per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million US dollar per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million US dollar per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 2.41 million US dollar per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 2.56 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million US dollar per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million US dollar per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million US dollar per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.21 million US dollar per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 3.46 million US dollar per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 3.70 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.11 million US dollar per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.97 million US dollar per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.07 million US dollar per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million US dollar per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 3.59 million US dollar per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 2021 | 2.16 million US dollar per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 760,854 US dollar per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 54,278 US dollar per square kilometre, 43.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +274.7% | 278,614 US dollar per square kilometre | 1.04 million US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +74.3% | 2.06 million US dollar per square kilometre | 3.59 million US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -49.3% | 4.07 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.06 million US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -40.0% | 3.59 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.16 million US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million US dollar per square kilometre | 264,113 US dollar per square kilometre | 2.56 million US dollar per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.24 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.06 million US dollar per square kilometre | 4.11 million US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.16 million US dollar per square kilometre | 3.59 million US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 17 Cyprus 5.60 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 18 France 3.37 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 19 Denmark 3.36 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 21 Austria 2.11 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 22 Aruba 2.04 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.81 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait was 2.34 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,113 US dollar per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Kuwait ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.