Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment

2012 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment

  • Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 175.0 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 173.2 USD mn in the previous quarter.
  • Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.6 USD bn in Dec 2012 and a record low of -413.5 USD mn in Mar 2020.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment

  • In the latest reports of Kuwait, Current Account recorded a surplus of 8.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Kuwait Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 3.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 182.5 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 37.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment

What was Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment in Sep 2025?

Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 175.0 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 173.2 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
175.0 Sep 2025 173.2 Jun 2025 -413.5 Mar 2020 2,566.2 Dec 2012 USD mn quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025

Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 496.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 460.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (USD mn) -4,705.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 237.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 10,518.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) -12,149.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 229.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 820.9 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 460.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -65.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -9,258.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 158.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 70.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -54.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 10,936.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 139.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 791.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 1,356.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) 18,019.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2025
Chile (USD mn) 1,116.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
China (USD mn) 46,353.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 2,521.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 2,939.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) -236.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 1,094.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 407.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 6,865.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -204.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 22,875.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Finland (USD mn) 781.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
France (USD mn) 4,203.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) 436.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 24,810.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Mar 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 451.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) 499.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 26,742.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 7,751.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 448.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) 3,878.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 5,746.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 12,577.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) 7,564.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 2,669.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,121.7 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 13,519.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 405.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -523.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 1,110.8 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 1,801.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 418.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -184.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Laos (USD mn) 399.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 186.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 180.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 108.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) -70,519.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,891.5 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 68.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 5,113.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 2,189.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -2,748.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 76.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 331.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 213.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 972.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 967.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 173.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 9.1 Jan 2026 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 16,061.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 1,362.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,113.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) -2,512.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) 12,465.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 167.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 114.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (USD mn) 803.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 339.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 2,595.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 590.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Poland (USD mn) 4,832.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Portugal (USD mn) 1,637.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) -372.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) 516.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Russia (USD mn) 11,346.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 12,901.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -22.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 45,171.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 689.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 283.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 2,412.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) 6,949.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 496.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 7,301.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 6,056.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -20,623.986 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 8,307.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 29.604 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 23.230 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 47.224 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 1,134.847 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 21,978.132 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 23,112.979 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -6,306.500 2026 yearly 1989 - 2026
Public Debt (KWD mn) 2,550.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 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 (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,744.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,631.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 50,049.855 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 347,503.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,176.130 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,886.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,308,449.500 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 650,043.407 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.862 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 491.006 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 67.423 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 847.536 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -8.670 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
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
Export Value Index (2015=100) 156.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 121.300 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,480.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,835.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 22.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 421.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -238.889 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 74,413.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.3 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 28.640 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 36,776.022 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 138,115.328 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,725.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.274 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 199,573.220 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 158,273.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,056.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 176,383.450 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.80 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 106.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 11,288.400 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,878.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026

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