Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GDP: linked series (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
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
197th

GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

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 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 197th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 4,233 current LCU per person 1,943 current LCU per person 2,290 current LCU per person Kuwait
2000s 9,361 current LCU per person 3,619 current LCU per person 5,742 current LCU per person Kuwait
2010s 11,148 current LCU per person 6,787 current LCU per person 4,361 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: linked series (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: linked series (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?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 197th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,349 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP: linked series (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.