South Korea vs Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

South Korea
1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kuwait
1.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Korea rank
124th
Kuwait rank
121st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

South Korea ranks 124th and Kuwait ranks 121st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 7.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 16.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 9.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1980s 3.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1926 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 2.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9713 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 2.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.494 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 1.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.5718 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 1.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2655 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Kuwait?
0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 124th and Kuwait ranks 121st of 180 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.