Kuwait vs New Zealand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Kuwait
48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
New Zealand
48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
42nd
New Zealand rank
43rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in New Zealand, a difference of 21 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 198 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 54,017 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 31,938 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 22,079 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2000s 70,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 39,821 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 30,423 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2010s 58,522 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 44,537 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,985 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2020s 49,019 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 48,420 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 598.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Kuwait or New Zealand?
Kuwait, at 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Kuwait and New Zealand?
21 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.