Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 11,189 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in Kuwait is 11,189 million USD, measured 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$ in Kuwait peaked at 24,613 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -10,468 million USD, in 2014.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 168 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$ 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$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Kuwait?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Kuwait was 11,189 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 24,613 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,468 million USD in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.