Bahrain vs Kuwait: GDP per capita
Bahrain
53,814 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Kuwait
54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Bahrain rank
27th
Kuwait rank
26th
GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices against 53,814 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bahrain, a difference of 1,182 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 26th of 184 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,936 international-$ in 2021 prices | 106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices | 80,674 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 18,791 international-$ in 2021 prices | 41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23,087 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 18,556 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27,649 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 39,039 international-$ in 2021 prices | 78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices | 39,841 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 57,293 international-$ in 2021 prices | 80,043 international-$ in 2021 prices | 22,751 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 57,193 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58,461 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,268 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices against 53,814 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1,182 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 26th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.