South Korea vs Kuwait: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
South Korea
0.7%
in 2025
Kuwait
0.7%
in 2025
South Korea rank
153rd
Kuwait rank
152nd
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.3% | 3.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -3.7% | 5.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -2.3% | 3.2% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.7% against 0.7% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- South Korea ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.