Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Kuwait
9,902 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
12,449 current LCU per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
199th
Papua New Guinea rank
196th
GDP (current LCU), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 12,449 current LCU per person against 9,902 current LCU per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2,547 current LCU per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 196th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,483 current LCU per person | 149.03 current LCU per person | 1,334 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2,739 current LCU per person | 367.94 current LCU per person | 2,371 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3,531 current LCU per person | 678.6 current LCU per person | 2,853 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4,233 current LCU per person | 1,239 current LCU per person | 2,994 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 9,361 current LCU per person | 2,846 current LCU per person | 6,515 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 11,148 current LCU per person | 6,766 current LCU per person | 4,382 current LCU per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10,114 current LCU per person | 10,465 current LCU per person | 351.07 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 12,449 current LCU per person against 9,902 current LCU per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 2,547 current LCU per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 196th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.