Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.1829 million USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0063 million USD per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -85.7% |
| 1992 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +4312.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +19797.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | +5083.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -94.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +198.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | -784.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -103.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | -1954.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -135.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +884.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -105.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0625 million USD per square kilometre | -18810.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0732 million USD per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1829 million USD per square kilometre | +149.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1612 million USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0805 million USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 million USD per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0235 million USD per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | +71.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | +136.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0425 million USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre | +178.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre, 20.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +19797.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +18810.3% | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0625 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +5083.3% | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +4312.5% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -1954.2% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0038 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +884.7% | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0625 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0643 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1829 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2016 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 Bahamas 0.1458 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 25 Estonia 0.1068 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Germany 0.105 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 27 Croatia 0.1049 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$, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1829 million USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0063 million USD per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.