Kuwait vs Qatar: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
1.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
1.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
130th
Qatar rank
128th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.9434 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.1541 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 128th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.