Kuwait vs Low & middle income: GNI per capita

Kuwait
36,717 US$
in 2019
Low & middle income
4,694 US$
in 2020
Kuwait rank
30th
Low & middle income rank
27th

GNI per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Low & middle income
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020052020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 36,717 US$ against 4,694 US$ in Low & middle income, a difference of 32,023 US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 7.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 17,133 US$ 1,037 US$ 16,096 US$ Kuwait
2000s 35,165 US$ 1,876 US$ 33,289 US$ Kuwait
2010s 42,235 US$ 4,404 US$ 37,831 US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
Kuwait, at 36,717 US$ against 4,694 US$ in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
32,023 US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for gni per capita?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GNI per capita (US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI per capita (US$)
Unit
US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 7,211 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.