Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GNI per capita

Kuwait
12,148 current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11,553 current LCU
in 2025
Kuwait rank
191st
Papua New Guinea rank
192nd

GNI per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 12,148 current LCU against 11,553 current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 595 current LCU.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 191st and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 208 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1,160 current LCU 147.8 current LCU 1,012 current LCU Kuwait
1970s 2,808 current LCU 353.61 current LCU 2,454 current LCU Kuwait
1980s 4,492 current LCU 652.58 current LCU 3,840 current LCU Kuwait
1990s 5,160 current LCU 1,151 current LCU 4,009 current LCU Kuwait
2000s 10,319 current LCU 2,623 current LCU 7,696 current LCU Kuwait
2010s 12,252 current LCU 6,366 current LCU 5,886 current LCU Kuwait
2020s 11,888 current LCU 9,479 current LCU 2,409 current LCU Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Kuwait, at 12,148 current LCU against 11,553 current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
595 current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gni per capita?
Kuwait ranks 191st and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GNI per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-current-lcu/kuwait/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-current-lcu/kuwait/papua-new-guinea/">Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: GNI per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GNI per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,276 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.