South Korea vs Kuwait: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

South Korea
28,059 current US$ per person
in 2021
Kuwait
29,080 current US$ per person
in 2019
South Korea rank
26th
Kuwait rank
25th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 29,080 current US$ per person against 28,059 current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,021 current US$ per person.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 25th of 184 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 635.96 current US$ per person 7,177 current US$ per person 6,541 current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 2,603 current US$ per person 14,298 current US$ per person 11,695 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 8,400 current US$ per person 15,325 current US$ per person 6,925 current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 14,316 current US$ per person 29,944 current US$ per person 15,628 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 23,284 current US$ per person 34,483 current US$ per person 11,199 current US$ per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 29,080 current US$ per person against 28,059 current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Kuwait?
1,021 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 25th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.