Kuwait vs Sweden: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

Kuwait
47,708 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Sweden
47,127 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Kuwait rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 47,708 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 47,127 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Sweden, a difference of 581 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 36,110 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 16,626 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 19,484 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Kuwait
1970s 33,125 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 21,877 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 11,249 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Kuwait
1980s 13,124 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 25,588 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 12,464 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Sweden
1990s 22,605 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 28,823 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 6,218 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Sweden
2000s 55,468 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 38,385 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 17,082 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Kuwait
2010s 57,544 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 43,326 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 14,218 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Kuwait
2020s 46,510 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 45,828 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 681.83 international-$ in 2011 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 Sweden?
Kuwait, at 47,708 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 47,127 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Kuwait and Sweden?
581 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 164 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 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
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.