Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 8,100 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 8,100 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 49.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 16,126 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7,688 million USD, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -443.94 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -342.24 million USD | -22.9% |
| 1992 | -2,253 million USD | +558.2% |
| 1993 | 1,347 million USD | -159.8% |
| 1994 | -3,283 million USD | -343.7% |
| 1995 | -2,096 million USD | -36.2% |
| 1996 | 3,099 million USD | -247.9% |
| 1997 | -1,836 million USD | -159.2% |
| 1998 | -4,288 million USD | +133.6% |
| 1999 | -44.67 million USD | -99.0% |
| 2000 | -492.43 million USD | +1002.3% |
| 2001 | -426.32 million USD | -13.4% |
| 2002 | -127.15 million USD | -70.2% |
| 2003 | -7,688 million USD | +5946.1% |
| 2004 | 3,553 million USD | -146.2% |
| 2005 | 5,758 million USD | +62.1% |
| 2006 | 7,865 million USD | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 8,800 million USD | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 6,518 million USD | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 7,952 million USD | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 4,892 million USD | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 7,350 million USD | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 4,340 million USD | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 10,834 million USD | +149.6% |
| 2014 | -7,331 million USD | -167.7% |
| 2015 | 5,367 million USD | -173.2% |
| 2016 | 4,881 million USD | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 8,393 million USD | +72.0% |
| 2018 | 3,094 million USD | -63.1% |
| 2019 | -2,266 million USD | -173.2% |
| 2020 | 7,811 million USD | -444.6% |
| 2021 | 3,585 million USD | -54.1% |
| 2022 | 16,126 million USD | +349.9% |
| 2023 | 8,100 million USD | -49.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 8,100 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 8.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 8,100 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD, 45.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -5946.1% | -127.15 million USD | -7,688 million USD |
| 2000 | -1002.3% | -44.67 million USD | -492.43 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,014 million USD | -4,288 million USD | 3,099 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,171 million USD | -7,688 million USD | 8,800 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,955 million USD | -7,331 million USD | 10,834 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,905 million USD | 3,585 million USD | 16,126 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kuwait was 8,100 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 16,126 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,688 million USD in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.