Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GNI (current US$), per capita
Kuwait
39,611 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,623 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 39,611 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 37,988 current US$ per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 24.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,651 current US$ per person | 663.7 current US$ per person | 12,987 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 17,302 current US$ per person | 732.39 current US$ per person | 16,570 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 35,662 current US$ per person | 1,012 current US$ per person | 34,650 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 42,227 current US$ per person | 1,646 current US$ per person | 40,581 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 38,902 current US$ per person | 1,658 current US$ per person | 37,244 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 39,611 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 37,988 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.