Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GNI per capita

Kuwait
36,717 US$
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3,141 US$
in 2020
Kuwait rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

GNI per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020052020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 36,717 US$ against 3,141 US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 33,576 US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 11.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 19,871 US$ 1,601 US$ 18,270 US$ Kuwait
2000s 35,165 US$ 2,706 US$ 32,459 US$ Kuwait
2010s 42,235 US$ 4,220 US$ 38,015 US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 36,717 US$ against 3,141 US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
33,576 US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gni per capita?
Kuwait ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GNI per capita (US$). 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.