Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
83,267 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,267 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.85 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 119.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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$), per square, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 9.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,267 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.85 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.