El Salvador vs Kuwait: Annual growth of GDP per capita

El Salvador
3.5%
in 2025
Kuwait
3.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
69th
Kuwait rank
70th

Annual growth of GDP per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kuwait
-200204060196619952025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Kuwait ranks 70th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 1.7% -5.8% 7.5% El Salvador
1980s -3.5% -5.1% 1.6% El Salvador
1990s 2.6% 5.8% 3.2% Kuwait
2000s 1.3% 1.5% 0.3% Kuwait
2010s 2.2% -2.7% 4.9% El Salvador
2020s 2.4% -1.0% 3.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of gdp per capita, El Salvador or Kuwait?
El Salvador, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per capita between El Salvador and Kuwait?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for annual growth of gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Kuwait ranks 70th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of GDP per capita
Unit
annual %
Source
National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,377 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

This data is adjusted for inflation.