Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 11,189 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 11,189 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 24,613 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -10,468 million USD, in 2014.
Kuwait ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -239.2 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -186.4 million USD | -22.1% |
| 1992 | -1,211 million USD | +549.5% |
| 1993 | 652.67 million USD | -153.9% |
| 1994 | -1,519 million USD | -332.8% |
| 1995 | -1,022 million USD | -32.7% |
| 1996 | 1,740 million USD | -270.3% |
| 1997 | -969.18 million USD | -155.7% |
| 1998 | -1,867 million USD | +92.6% |
| 1999 | -22.99 million USD | -98.8% |
| 2000 | -303.18 million USD | +1218.5% |
| 2001 | -242.27 million USD | -20.1% |
| 2002 | -76.67 million USD | -68.4% |
| 2003 | -4,960 million USD | +6369.4% |
| 2004 | 2,581 million USD | -152.0% |
| 2005 | 5,142 million USD | +99.2% |
| 2006 | 8,211 million USD | +59.7% |
| 2007 | 9,784 million USD | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 9,091 million USD | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 8,582 million USD | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 5,890 million USD | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 10,773 million USD | +82.9% |
| 2012 | 6,741 million USD | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 16,648 million USD | +147.0% |
| 2014 | -10,468 million USD | -162.9% |
| 2015 | 5,367 million USD | -151.3% |
| 2016 | 4,528 million USD | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 9,013 million USD | +99.1% |
| 2018 | 3,715 million USD | -58.8% |
| 2019 | -2,696 million USD | -172.6% |
| 2020 | 7,932 million USD | -394.2% |
| 2021 | 4,666 million USD | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 24,613 million USD | +427.5% |
| 2023 | 11,189 million USD | -54.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 11,189 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 9.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 11,189 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 90.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -6369.4% | -76.67 million USD | -4,960 million USD |
| 2000 | -1218.5% | -22.99 million USD | -303.18 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -464.39 million USD | -1,867 million USD | 1,740 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,781 million USD | -4,960 million USD | 9,784 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,951 million USD | -10,468 million USD | 16,648 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,100 million USD | 4,666 million USD | 24,613 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Kuwait was 11,189 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 24,613 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,468 million USD in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.