Foreign direct investment outflows in Kuwait in 2025 — 2,989,394,230 US$. Ranked 28 in the world out of 91. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 3,111.2%.
1975–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.99B | −7.33B | −71.04% |
| 2024 | 10.32B | −878M | −7.84% |
| 2023 | 11.2B | −13.35B | −54.37% |
| 2022 | 24.55B | +26.79B | +1,195.45% |
| 2021 | -2.24B | −5.39B | −171.05% |
| 2020 | 3.15B | −1.53B | −32.6% |
| 2019 | 4.68B | +1.71B | +57.45% |
| 2018 | 2.97B | −4.07B | −57.78% |
| 2017 | 7.04B | +636M | +9.93% |
| 2016 | 6.4B | +963M | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 5.44B | −7.67B | −58.5% |
| 2014 | 13.11B | −3.54B | −21.26% |
| 2013 | 16.65B | +9.91B | +146.96% |
| 2012 | 6.74B | −4.03B | −37.42% |
| 2011 | 10.77B | +4.88B | +82.91% |
| 2010 | 5.89B | −2.69B | −31.37% |
| 2009 | 8.58B | −509M | −5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.09B | −694M | −7.09% |
| 2007 | 9.78B | +1.57B | +19.17% |
| 2006 | 8.21B | +3.07B | +59.68% |
| 2005 | 5.14B | +2.56B | +99.2% |
| 2004 | 2.58B | +7.54B | +152.04% |
| 2003 | -4.96B | −4.88B | −6,369.43% |
| 2002 | -76.67M | +1.84B | +95.99% |
| 2001 | -1.91B | −1.61B | −531.22% |
| 2000 | -303M | −326M | −1,418.45% |
| 1999 | 22.99M | +1.89B | +101.23% |
| 1998 | -1.87B | −898M | −92.64% |
| 1997 | -969M | −2.71B | −155.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74B | +2.76B | +270.27% |
| 1995 | -1.02B | +497M | +32.73% |
| 1994 | -1.52B | −2.16B | −337.59% |
| 1993 | 639M | −571M | −47.19% |
| 1992 | 1.21B | +1.4B | +749.51% |
| 1991 | -186M | +52.8M | +22.07% |
| 1990 | -239M | −1.23B | −124.07% |
| 1989 | 994M | +517M | +108.53% |
| 1988 | 477M | −298M | −38.51% |
| 1987 | 775M | +527M | +212.84% |
| 1986 | 248M | +178M | +254.84% |
| 1985 | 69.82M | −24.75M | −26.17% |
| 1984 | 94.57M | −146M | −60.62% |
| 1983 | 240M | +132M | +123.04% |
| 1982 | 108M | +258M | +171.47% |
| 1981 | -151M | −558M | −137.02% |
| 1980 | 407M | +595M | +316.29% |
| 1979 | -188M | −283M | −299.05% |
| 1978 | 94.53M | +42.18M | +80.59% |
| 1977 | 52.34M | −57.1M | −52.17% |
| 1976 | 109M | +16.35M | +17.56% |
| 1975 | 93.09M | — | — |
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
