Israel vs Kuwait: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database
Israel
48,197 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Kuwait
48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Israel rank
45th
Kuwait rank
43rd
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database over time
- Israel
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48,197 international-$ in 2021 prices in Israel, a difference of 57 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Israel ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,663 international-$ in 2021 prices | 54,017 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25,353 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 33,988 international-$ in 2021 prices | 70,244 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36,255 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 41,083 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58,522 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17,439 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 46,744 international-$ in 2021 prices | 49,019 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,274 international-$ in 2021 prices | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database, Israel or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48,197 international-$ in 2021 prices in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database between Israel and Kuwait?
- 57 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database?
- Israel ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database. 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.