Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI per capita, PPP

Kuwait
64,040 current international $
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,616 current international $
in 2025
Kuwait rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

GNI per capita, PPP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 64,040 current international $ against 5,616 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 58,424 current international $.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 11.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 203 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 59,791 current international $ 2,076 current international $ 57,715 current international $ Kuwait
2000s 83,919 current international $ 2,806 current international $ 81,113 current international $ Kuwait
2010s 67,742 current international $ 3,959 current international $ 63,783 current international $ Kuwait
2020s 59,354 current international $ 4,887 current international $ 54,467 current international $ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, ppp, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kuwait, at 64,040 current international $ against 5,616 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni per capita, ppp between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
58,424 current international $, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni per capita, ppp?
Kuwait ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GNI per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
Unit
current international $
Source
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,510 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.