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

Canada
54,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Kuwait
54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Canada rank
25th
Kuwait rank
24th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Kuwait
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019912023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 54,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Canada, a difference of 760 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.

Canada ranks 25th 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 Canada Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 27,590 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 79,020 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1980s 33,940 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,938 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1990s 39,279 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,926 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2000s 49,331 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 29,549 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2010s 53,832 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 80,042 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 26,209 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2020s 53,578 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 58,418 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,840 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, Canada or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 54,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Canada and Kuwait?
760 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Canada ranks 25th 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.