Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
135th
Papua New Guinea rank
138th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
1234199020072025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.42 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.9226 current international $ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 2.57 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.92 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.3545 current international $ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1748 current international $ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 1.57 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.59 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.0175 current international $ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Kuwait, at 1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
0.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 8,716 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.