Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp in Kuwait is 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 6th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 1992 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +260.1% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -144.7% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -324.3% |
| 1995 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -247.0% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -157.8% |
| 1998 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +125.4% |
| 1999 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -98.9% |
| 2000 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +952.9% |
| 2001 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2002 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -71.0% |
| 2003 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +5053.4% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -141.9% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +46.5% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2013 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +146.8% |
| 2014 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -167.3% |
| 2015 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -172.8% |
| 2016 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +80.5% |
| 2018 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -64.1% |
| 2019 | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -171.4% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -473.1% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +326.4% |
| 2023 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -49.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 million USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 million USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, 38.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -5053.4% | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | -952.9% | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 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$, per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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$, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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$ divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.