Kuwait vs Qatar: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
1.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
135th
Qatar rank
132nd
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 132nd of 204 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.6634 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.57 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.62 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.62 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.57 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.61 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.039 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 132nd 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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About this data
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.