Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's foreign direct investment stands at 413.09M as of 2025-12-31, down from 614.58M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's foreign direct investment was 413.09M, down from 614.58M in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's foreign direct investment was 614.58M, down from 2.11B in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's foreign direct investment was 2.11B, up from 752.26M in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's foreign direct investment was 752.26M, up from -272.34M in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's foreign direct investment was -272.34M, up from -558.06M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413.09M | -201.49M |
| 2024 | 614.58M | -1.50B |
| 2023 | 2.11B | +1.36B |
| 2022 | 752.26M | +1.02B |
| 2021 | -272.34M | +285.72M |
| 2020 | -558.06M | -1.07B |
| 2019 | 515.62M | +537.00M |
| 2018 | -21.38M | -134.39M |
| 2017 | 113.01M | -179.01M |
| 2016 | 292.03M | +7.38M |
| 2015 | 284.65M | -201.16M |
| 2014 | 485.81M | -947.82M |
| 2013 | 1.43B | -1.44B |
| 2012 | 2.87B | -386.48M |
| 2011 | 3.26B | +1.95B |
| 2010 | 1.30B | +191.04M |
| 2009 | 1.11B | +1.12B |
| 2008 | -5.95M | -117.49M |
| 2007 | 111.54M | -9.77M |
| 2006 | 121.31M | -112.60M |
| 2005 | 233.90M | +210.15M |
| 2004 | 23.75M | +90.86M |
| 2003 | -67.11M | -70.73M |
| 2002 | 3.62M | +115.14M |
| 2001 | -111.52M | -127.82M |
| 2000 | 16.30M | -55.97M |
| 1999 | 72.27M | +13.21M |
| 1998 | 59.06M | +39.28M |
| 1997 | 19.78M | -327.57M |
| 1996 | 347.35M | +340.65M |
| 1995 | 6.70M | -1.51B |
| 1994 | 1.52B | +1.51B |
| 1993 | 13.25M | -22.05M |
| 1992 | 35.30M | +34.50M |
| 1991 | 800,000 | -4.80M |
| 1990 | 5.60M | +1.94M |
| 1989 | 3.66M | -12.66M |
| 1988 | 16.32M | +22.64M |
| 1987 | -6.32M | +8.21M |
| 1986 | -14.53M | -21.78M |
| 1985 | 7.25M | +13.28M |
| 1984 | -6.03M | -6.07M |
| 1983 | 40,000 | +130,000 |
| 1982 | -90,000 | -1.30M |
| 1981 | 1.21M | +380,000 |
| 1980 | 830,000 | -450,000 |
| 1979 | 1.28M | +520,000 |
| 1978 | 760,000 | -570,000 |
| 1977 | 1.33M | +1.84M |
| 1976 | -510,000 | -760,000 |
| 1975 | 250,000 | +130,000 |
| 1974 | 120,000 | -180,000 |
| 1973 | 300,000 | +290,000 |
| 1972 | 10,000 | +0 |
| 1971 | 10,000 | -25.98M |
| 1970 | 25.99M | — |
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Kuwait's foreign direct investment is 413.09M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 614.58M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.26B (2011); the lowest is -558.06M (2020), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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