Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Kuwait
9.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
83,267 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 9.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,267 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.85 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 119.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 204 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 23,418 current US$ per square kilometre 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 4.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,059 current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 8.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 70,125 current US$ per square kilometre 8.40 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 9.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,553 current US$ per square kilometre 9.01 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 9.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,267 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
9.85 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Kuwait ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.