Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Kuwait
18,319 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
466.09 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18,319 current US$ per person against 466.09 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17,853 current US$ per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 39.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,350 current US$ per person | 43.13 current US$ per person | 2,307 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 7,029 current US$ per person | 90.84 current US$ per person | 6,938 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 7,357 current US$ per person | 156.03 current US$ per person | 7,201 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 6,605 current US$ per person | 167.81 current US$ per person | 6,437 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 19,546 current US$ per person | 284.96 current US$ per person | 19,261 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 24,554 current US$ per person | 422.01 current US$ per person | 24,132 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18,157 current US$ per person | 405.93 current US$ per person | 17,751 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 18,319 current US$ per person against 466.09 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17,853 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods and services (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.