Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0.8248 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.8373 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kuwait rank
172nd
United Arab Emirates rank
170th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
0.511.52196519942024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8373 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8248 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Kuwait ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 170th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7233 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.7501 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7063 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.8095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.8373 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8248 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 170th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.