Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1566 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.1566 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), 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 savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.