Kuwait vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 354.57 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Globally, Kuwait ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.