Iraq vs Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt)
Iraq
8.14 % change on previous year
in 2022
Kuwait
8.18 % change on previous year
in 2022
Iraq rank
12th
Kuwait rank
11th
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.18 % change on previous year against 8.14 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.71 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1960s | 7.15 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | 0.6259 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1970s | 10.52 % change on previous year | 6.16 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1980s | -5.93 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 26.17 % change on previous year | 21.76 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.48 % change on previous year | 10.82 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 7.74 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0377 % change on previous year | 0.2099 % change on previous year | 0.1723 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 8.18 % change on previous year against 8.14 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.