Iraq vs Kuwait: GDP (current US$), annual growth rate
Iraq
-9.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-2.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
206th
Kuwait rank
203rd
GDP (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -2.3 % change on previous year against -9.04 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 6.74 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 206th and Kuwait ranks 203rd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.91 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1970s | 32.19 % change on previous year | 29.41 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.07 % change on previous year | 0.7282 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1990s | 86.44 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 80.09 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 16.68 % change on previous year | 15.17 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 9 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 0.3875 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), annual growth rate, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -2.3 % change on previous year against -9.04 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), annual growth rate between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 6.74 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for gdp (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 206th and Kuwait ranks 203rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.