Kuwait vs Least developed countries: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Least developed countries
0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Least developed countries rank
4th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Least developed countries
00.250.50.751199020072025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.1141 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 1st and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.9926 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9518 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9536 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Least developed countries?
Kuwait, at 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Least developed countries?
0.1141 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Least developed countries?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Least developed countries rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 1st and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.