Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2012 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Sep 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 % in Dec 2012 and a record low -1.3 % in Dec 2020.

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarter Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Kuwait, Current Account recorded a surplus of 12.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 253.8 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • Kuwait Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 3.5 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.0 USD bn in Dec 2020.

View Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2012 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2024?

Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.6 Sep 2024 0.6 Jun 2024 -1.3 Dec 2020 5.8 Dec 2012 % quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Algeria (%) 0.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Argentina (%) 1.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 2.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 0.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) -2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Belarus (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) -1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Botswana (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 2.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) 9.0 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 3.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
China (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 6.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) -41.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Denmark (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 30.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) -6.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 2.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) -2.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 1.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 25.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 9.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 0.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
India (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 1.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) -16.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
Israel (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.7 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
South Korea (%) 0.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) 8.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Latvia (%) 4.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -119.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.6 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Malta (%) 168.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 58.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Morocco (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (%) -2.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 11.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (%) 3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 2.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Philippines (%) 1.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Poland (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 0.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Romania (%) 1.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 6.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 32.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) -1.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,077.511 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 162.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 27.335 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.007 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 40.250 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 336.796 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 2,116.770 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,621.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,957.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -18.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,120.447 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 280,728.170 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,928.974 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,336.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,224,246.807 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 638,823.973 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5.779 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 307.030 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 56.101 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 715.944 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -18.295 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Nov 2024
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.988 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 116.639 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,461.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,143.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 31.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 253.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.965 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 300.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -298.682 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 62,095.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 25.453 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 113,840.261 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,809.570 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,059.043 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 39,988.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 102.839 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 176,710.462 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 134,098.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,464.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,845.904 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.42 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,421.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,591.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025

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