Kuwait vs Lower middle income: GNI per capita

Kuwait
36,717 US$
in 2019
Lower middle income
2,257 US$
in 2020
Kuwait rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
30th

GNI per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lower middle income
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020052020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 36,717 US$ against 2,257 US$ in Lower middle income, a difference of 34,460 US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 16.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Kuwait ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 17,133 US$ 564.56 US$ 16,569 US$ Kuwait
2000s 35,165 US$ 982.71 US$ 34,183 US$ Kuwait
2010s 42,235 US$ 2,147 US$ 40,088 US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Kuwait or Lower middle income?
Kuwait, at 36,717 US$ against 2,257 US$ in Lower middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Kuwait and Lower middle income?
34,460 US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lower middle income?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Lower middle income rank globally for gni per capita?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GNI per capita (US$). 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
250 places, 7,188 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.