South Korea vs Kuwait: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita
South Korea
64,210 current international $ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
64,041 current international $ per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
32nd
Kuwait rank
34th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 64,210 current international $ per person against 64,041 current international $ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 169 current international $ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 34th of 203 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,027 current international $ per person | 58,183 current international $ per person | 45,157 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25,497 current international $ per person | 83,919 current international $ per person | 58,422 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 39,362 current international $ per person | 67,742 current international $ per person | 28,380 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 55,381 current international $ per person | 59,355 current international $ per person | 3,974 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per capita, South Korea or Kuwait?
- South Korea, at 64,210 current international $ per person against 64,041 current international $ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per capita between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 169 current international $ per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 34th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.