Canada vs Kuwait: GDP per capita
Canada
55,101 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Kuwait
54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Canada rank
25th
Kuwait rank
26th
GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Kuwait
How they compare
Canada currently reports 55,101 international-$ in 2021 prices against 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait, a difference of 105 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Canada ranks 25th 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 | Canada | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,570 international-$ in 2021 prices | 106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices | 79,040 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 33,847 international-$ in 2021 prices | 41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,031 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 39,080 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,125 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 49,033 international-$ in 2021 prices | 78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29,847 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 53,505 international-$ in 2021 prices | 80,043 international-$ in 2021 prices | 26,538 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 53,758 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58,461 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,703 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Canada or Kuwait?
- Canada, at 55,101 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 Canada and Kuwait?
- 105 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 25th 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.