What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?

37,987 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

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.

Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI (current US$), per capita

Kuwait

39,611 current US$ per person

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

1,624 current US$ per person

in 2025

Kuwait rank

35th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

36th

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

Kuwait
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 39,611 current US$ per person against 1,624 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 37,987 current US$ per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 24.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13,651 current US$ per person	664.13 current US$ per person	12,986 current US$ per person	Kuwait
1990s	17,302 current US$ per person	733.28 current US$ per person	16,569 current US$ per person	Kuwait
2000s	35,662 current US$ per person	1,013 current US$ per person	34,649 current US$ per person	Kuwait
2010s	42,227 current US$ per person	1,647 current US$ per person	40,580 current US$ per person	Kuwait
2020s	38,902 current US$ per person	1,659 current US$ per person	37,242 current US$ per person	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Kuwait, at 39,611 current US$ per person against 1,624 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 37,987 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?: Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

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.