Eritrea vs Kuwait: GDP per capita

Eritrea
10,588 current LCU
in 2011
Kuwait
9,902 current LCU
in 2025
Eritrea rank
199th
Kuwait rank
200th

GDP per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • Kuwait
05.0k10.0k15.0k196219932025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 10,588 current LCU against 9,902 current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 686 current LCU.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 199th and Kuwait ranks 200th of 213 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 1,937 current LCU 4,607 current LCU 2,671 current LCU Kuwait
2000s 5,973 current LCU 9,361 current LCU 3,388 current LCU Kuwait
2010s 9,443 current LCU 12,404 current LCU 2,961 current LCU Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Eritrea or Kuwait?
Eritrea, at 10,588 current LCU against 9,902 current LCU in Kuwait as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Eritrea and Kuwait?
686 current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kuwait?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita?
Eritrea ranks 199th and Kuwait ranks 200th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.