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
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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About this data
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.