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

Hong Kong
57,976 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Kuwait
54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
21st
Kuwait rank
24th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Kuwait
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019912023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 57,976 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Kuwait, a difference of 3,146 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 21st 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 Hong Kong Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 15,366 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 106,610 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 91,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1980s 26,821 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 41,878 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,058 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
1990s 44,078 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,206 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,128 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2000s 60,437 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 78,880 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 18,443 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2010s 63,514 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 80,042 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,528 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kuwait
2020s 57,837 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 58,418 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 581.08 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, Hong Kong or Kuwait?
Hong Kong, at 57,976 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 54,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Hong Kong and Kuwait?
3,146 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 21st 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.