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Kuwait - FDI Outflows 2020

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows as % of GDP · World Bank

2.84% −0.48% from 2019 Global rank: 156th

Kuwait's fdi outflows was 2.84% in 2020, decreased +0.48% from 3.32% in 2019. This was the 156th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾

FDI Outflows by Country - 2020
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cyprus	-382.69%	-190.1%
2nd	Cayman Islands	-33.40%	-196.8%
3rd	Netherlands	-25.96%	-98.1%
4th	Ireland	-18.65%	23.1%
5th	Switzerland	-14.99%	-272.4%
6th	Congo, Republic of	-8.56%	-383.0%
7th	Panama	-5.33%	-605.8%
8th	Seychelles	-3.94%	-804.4%
9th	Belgium	-3.84%	-14.4%
10th	Tuvalu	-2.76%	56.5%
11th	Norway	-2.26%	-220.5%
12th	Grenada	-2.17%	-207.8%
13th	Iceland	-1.71%	-392.1%
14th	St. Lucia	-1.61%	-175.4%
15th	Togo	-1.50%	-344.8%
16th	North Macedonia	-1.34%	-215.8%
17th	Malawi	-1.31%	-721.5%
18th	Antigua and Barbuda	-1.28%	-203.0%
19th	Timor-Leste	-1.18%	-656.8%
20th	Oman	-1.10%	-65.8%
21st	Portugal	-1.04%	-253.5%
22nd	Honduras	-0.59%	-131.8%
23rd	South Africa	-0.57%	-171.0%
24th	Bahrain	-0.57%	-17.4%
25th	Botswana	-0.46%	-285.3%
26th	West Bank and Gaza	-0.38%	-15.4%
27th	Eswatini	-0.30%	-165.7%
28th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	-0.26%	-366.7%
29th	Brazil	-0.23%	-119.3%
30th	Uruguay	-0.22%	-234.3%
31st	Armenia	-0.22%	77.9%
32nd	Gambia, The	-0.19%	-114.3%
33rd	Bermuda	-0.16%	68.0%
34th	Dominican Republic	-0.13%	41.4%
35th	Montenegro	-0.10%	-107.3%
36th	Georgia	-0.10%	-105.7%
37th	Dominica	-0.07%	-969.6%
38th	French Polynesia	-0.06%	-116.3%
39th	Burkina Faso	-0.04%	-139.3%
40th	Pakistan	-0.01%	43.4%
41st	Zimbabwe	-0.01%	67.7%
42nd	Rwanda	0.00%	-100.0%
43rd	Uganda	0.00%	-4.1%
44th	Bangladesh	0.00%	-80.4%
45th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.00%	-98.8%
46th	Mali	0.01%	11.6%
47th	Algeria	0.01%	-45.0%
48th	Guinea	0.02%	120.8%
49th	Uzbekistan	0.02%	241.7%
50th	Sri Lanka	0.02%	-80.2%
51st	Guinea-Bissau	0.02%	-24.5%
52nd	Suriname	0.02%	-99.0%
53rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.03%	14.5%
54th	Moldova	0.03%	-90.8%
55th	Burundi	0.04%	36.1%
56th	Jamaica	0.04%	-98.3%
57th	Kiribati	0.05%	-2.6%
58th	Jordan	0.06%	-38.2%
59th	Tunisia	0.07%	503.7%
60th	Mauritania	0.07%	100.7%
61st	Romania	0.08%	-89.7%
62nd	Iraq	0.08%	-2.1%
63rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.09%	-33.1%
64th	Lebanon	0.09%	-86.1%
65th	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.09%	3.5%
66th	Niger	0.11%	-56.1%
67th	Viet Nam	0.11%	-24.4%
68th	Belarus	0.13%	2,384.1%
69th	Benin	0.14%	-27.3%
70th	Barbados	0.14%	-69.3%
71st	Mauritius	0.14%	-64.7%
72nd	Angola	0.15%	105.3%
73rd	Vanuatu	0.16%	11.5%
74th	Equatorial Guinea	0.17%	-88.6%
75th	Samoa	0.18%	-62.6%
76th	São Tomé and Principe	0.18%	-20.3%
77th	Afghanistan	0.19%	33.2%
78th	Mongolia	0.20%	-78.2%
79th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.21%	-63.8%
80th	Cameroon	0.21%	-34.8%
81st	Serbia	0.21%	-62.0%
82nd	Tonga	0.21%	-26.7%
83rd	Belize	0.22%	143.1%
84th	Solomon Islands	0.22%	-13.4%
85th	Cabo Verde	0.22%	-69.4%
86th	Ukraine	0.23%	-42.7%
87th	Nigeria	0.25%	476.5%
88th	Guyana	0.25%	-24.1%
89th	Italy	0.25%	-86.6%
90th	Curaçao	0.27%	173.6%
91st	Guatemala	0.29%	-41.2%
92nd	Argentina	0.31%	-10.3%
93rd	Nicaragua	0.31%	-33.3%
94th	Paraguay	0.32%	-59.1%
95th	Fiji	0.32%	147.1%
96th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.32%	11.5%
97th	Albania	0.33%	28.1%
98th	Greece	0.34%	12.1%
99th	Zambia	0.35%	-88.2%
100th	Cambodia	0.36%	31.4%
101st	Morocco	0.38%	-45.4%
102nd	Kenya	0.38%	922.6%
103rd	Russian Federation	0.39%	-69.8%
104th	Senegal	0.40%	33.2%
105th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.41%	284.1%
106th	New Zealand	0.42%	156.8%
107th	India	0.42%	-10.3%
108th	Liberia	0.42%	-86.3%
109th	Türkiye	0.44%	14.2%
110th	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.45%	-59.7%
111th	Mexico	0.45%	-3.5%
112th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.47%	-3.5%
113th	Indonesia	0.48%	19.2%
114th	Namibia	0.49%	577.8%
115th	Austria	0.49%	126.0%
116th	Australia	0.55%	-12.8%
117th	Bahamas, The	0.58%	-32.2%
118th	New Caledonia	0.58%	-27.9%
119th	Latvia	0.59%	119.9%
120th	United Kingdom	0.60%	180.5%
121st	Bulgaria	0.64%	-47.1%
122nd	Colombia	0.64%	-34.3%
123rd	Saudi Arabia	0.70%	-57.0%
124th	Costa Rica	0.74%	1,882.6%
125th	Libya	0.75%	292.9%
126th	Croatia	0.76%	371.8%
127th	Ghana	0.77%	-9.9%
128th	Kazakhstan	0.78%	165.0%
129th	Aruba	0.81%	-54.6%
130th	Czechia	0.83%	-55.3%
131st	Poland	0.84%	-6.0%
132nd	Tajikistan	0.86%	209.2%
133rd	Kosovo	0.89%	-5.2%
134th	Madagascar	0.91%	26.7%
135th	Peru	0.93%	526.1%
136th	Malaysia	0.98%	-52.6%
137th	Philippines	0.98%	10.7%
138th	European Union	0.99%	-72.0%
139th	China	1.03%	9.0%
140th	Mozambique	1.08%	641.2%
141st	France	1.09%	-65.1%
142nd	Israel	1.11%	-48.6%
143rd	Nauru	1.13%	181.1%
144th	Estonia	1.22%	-79.5%
145th	United States	1.34%	149.4%
146th	Slovak Republic	1.51%	1,034.0%
147th	El Salvador	1.54%	583.9%
148th	Slovenia	1.55%	-35.5%
149th	Qatar	1.89%	-25.1%
150th	Azerbaijan	1.93%	-61.7%
151st	Korea	2.00%	-0.8%
152nd	Finland	2.07%	-17.7%
153rd	Kyrgyz Republic	2.19%	205.0%
154th	Chile	2.52%	-32.2%
155th	Denmark	2.69%	55.5%
156th	Kuwait	2.84%	-14.5%
157th	Canada	2.86%	-34.2%
158th	Japan	2.97%	-41.1%
159th	Germany	3.68%	-15.1%
160th	Thailand	3.69%	97.3%
161st	Sweden	4.08%	-0.9%
162nd	Papua New Guinea	4.18%	-14.9%
163rd	Spain	4.36%	50.1%
164th	Andorra	4.60%	42.4%
165th	United Arab Emirates	5.30%	8.4%
166th	Lithuania	6.84%	74.5%
167th	Macao SAR, China	7.53%	175.4%
168th	Singapore	12.83%	-30.3%
169th	Hong Kong SAR, China	24.18%	132.5%
170th	Hungary	103.80%	74.2%
171st	Luxembourg	139.87%	-44.7%
172nd	Malta	246.60%	29.2%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's fdi outflows in 2020?▾

Kuwait's fdi outflows in 2020 was 2.84%. This ranked 156th globally.

How did Kuwait's fdi outflows change in 2020?▾

Kuwait's fdi outflows decreased by 14.5% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest fdi outflows in 2020?▾

Malta had the highest fdi outflows in 2020 at 246.60%.

What is the fdi outflows of Kuwait in 2020?▾

The fdi outflows of Kuwait in 2020 was 2.84%. This ranked 156th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Kuwait's fdi outflows?▾

Kuwait's fdi outflows went from 3.32% in 2019 to 2.84% in 2020, a 14.5% decrease.

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