Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.4571 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0885 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Kuwait ranks 76th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.2089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2038 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1919 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.27 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4015 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2159 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0885 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1527 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1579 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.159 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1869 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1424 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1545 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1861 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7508 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 28% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 8.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2744 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1691 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0885 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1657 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 73 Burkina Faso 0.2279 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2249 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Montenegro 0.2162 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Czechia 0.2058 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Dominica 0.2029 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Benin 0.1964 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4571 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0885 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Portfolio investment (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.