What is the difference in gdp per capita between Belgium and Kuwait?

3,127 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kuwait?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Kuwait: GDP per capita

Belgium

58,123 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Kuwait

54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Belgium rank

23rd

Kuwait rank

26th

GDP per capita over time

Belgium
Kuwait

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 58,123 international-$ in 2021 prices against 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait, a difference of 3,127 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd 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	Belgium	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21,923 international-$ in 2021 prices	106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices	84,686 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
1980s	25,687 international-$ in 2021 prices	41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices	16,191 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
1990s	33,456 international-$ in 2021 prices	46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices	12,750 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2000s	43,520 international-$ in 2021 prices	78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices	35,360 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2010s	50,634 international-$ in 2021 prices	80,043 international-$ in 2021 prices	29,409 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2020s	55,843 international-$ in 2021 prices	58,461 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,618 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Belgium or Kuwait?: Belgium, at 58,123 international-$ in 2021 prices against 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Belgium and Kuwait?: 3,127 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kuwait?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita?: Belgium ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.