Japan vs Kuwait: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Japan
33,515 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kuwait
34,736 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
41st
Kuwait rank
38th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34,736 current US$ per person against 33,515 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 1,221 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,179 current US$ per person | 16,651 current US$ per person | 21,528 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 37,422 current US$ per person | 32,142 current US$ per person | 5,280 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 42,036 current US$ per person | 41,374 current US$ per person | 661.74 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,207 current US$ per person | 35,478 current US$ per person | 1,729 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 34,736 current US$ per person against 33,515 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?
- 1,221 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.