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

South Korea
5,496 current US$ per person
in 2021
Kuwait
7,232 current US$ per person
in 2019
South Korea rank
17th
Kuwait rank
14th

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

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k197519982021

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7,232 current US$ per person against 5,496 current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,736 current US$ per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 276.35 current US$ per person 7,885 current US$ per person 7,608 current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 699.31 current US$ per person 6,298 current US$ per person 5,598 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 2,239 current US$ per person 1,325 current US$ per person 913.62 current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 2,782 current US$ per person 14,528 current US$ per person 11,746 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 4,771 current US$ per person 14,835 current US$ per person 10,065 current US$ per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 7,232 current US$ per person against 5,496 current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Kuwait?
1,736 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 5,860 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: net national savings (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.