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

Bahrain
53,562 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Kuwait
54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Bahrain rank
26th
Kuwait rank
24th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 53,562 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1,268 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Bahrain ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 24th of 181 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 25,936 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 80,674 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1980s 18,791 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 23,087 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1990s 19,553 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 26,653 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2000s 40,445 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 38,435 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2010s 57,270 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 80,042 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 22,771 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2020s 57,302 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 58,418 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,116 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, Bahrain or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 53,562 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Bahrain and Kuwait?
1,268 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Bahrain ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 24th of 181 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
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.