Kuwait: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2030 is 17.73 percent, an increase from 17.18 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 24.06 percent, based on data from 164 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1995 to 2030 is 17.5 percent. The minimum value, 10.67 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 29.96 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.