Brunei Darussalam vs Kuwait: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Brunei Darussalam
25,869 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
27,099 current US$ per person
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
53rd
Kuwait rank
51st

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Kuwait
010.0k20.0k30.0k196519952025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 27,099 current US$ per person against 25,869 current US$ per person in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 1,230 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Kuwait ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 186 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s 8,367 current US$ per person 9,755 current US$ per person 1,387 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 13,566 current US$ per person 14,611 current US$ per person 1,045 current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 15,731 current US$ per person 22,283 current US$ per person 6,552 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 25,901 current US$ per person 27,204 current US$ per person 1,304 current US$ per person Kuwait
2020s 25,293 current US$ per person 26,635 current US$ per person 1,342 current US$ per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Brunei Darussalam or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 27,099 current US$ per person against 25,869 current US$ per person in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait?
1,230 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.