Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.1248 million USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.011 million USD per square kilometre, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 26th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -85.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +4371.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +18783.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | +4401.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +262.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -81.1% |
| 2001 | -0.011 million USD per square kilometre | -841.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -103.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | -1832.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -131.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | +701.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -104.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0579 million USD per square kilometre | -24280.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1248 million USD per square kilometre | +105.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1038 million USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0524 million USD per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0375 million USD per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 million USD per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre | +208.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre, 18.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +24280.9% | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0579 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +18783.4% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +4401.3% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +4371.6% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -1832.9% | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0058 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -841.2% | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -0.011 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -0.011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0579 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0466 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1248 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0378 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 23 Bahamas 0.1324 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1297 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 25 Palau 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 27 Germany 0.0853 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 28 Croatia 0.0834 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.0753 million USD 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1248 million USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.011 million USD per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.