What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and World?

0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs World: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kuwait

1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

World

0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kuwait rank

6th

World rank

9th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Kuwait
World

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was World ahead.

Kuwait ranks 6th and World ranks 9th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7857 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	World
1970s	0.9734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP	World
1980s	1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
1990s	1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2000s	1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2010s	1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2020s	1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or World?: Kuwait, at 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and World?: 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and World rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kuwait ranks 6th and World ranks 9th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

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