South Korea vs Kuwait: Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current)
South Korea
-1.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-0.5262 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Korea rank
169th
Kuwait rank
167th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current) over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.5262 % change on previous year against -1.35 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.8238 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.69 % change on previous year | 12.06 % change on previous year | 14.64 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | 24.52 % change on previous year | 22.26 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 13.63 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 7.51 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | 9.2 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 6.37 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.48 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6.33 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 0.6989 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -0.5262 % change on previous year against -1.35 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.8238 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 169th and Kuwait ranks 167th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.