Kuwait vs Libya: GDP (current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
-2.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
-0.8006 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
203rd
Libya rank
200th
GDP (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -0.8006 % change on previous year against -2.3 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 1.5 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Libya ahead.
Kuwait ranks 203rd and Libya ranks 200th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2 % change on previous year | 32.84 % change on previous year | 26.64 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1970s | 29.41 % change on previous year | 23.25 % change on previous year | 6.16 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.7282 % change on previous year | -0.8521 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 6.35 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.17 % change on previous year | 9.06 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.54 % change on previous year | -3.87 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at -0.8006 % change on previous year against -2.3 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Libya?
- 1.5 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for gdp (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 203rd and Libya ranks 200th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.