Korea vs Kuwait: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Korea
14,812 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
13,793 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
46th
Kuwait rank
47th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Kuwait
05.0k10.0k15.0k197520002025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 14,812 BoP, current US$ per person against 13,793 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,019 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.

Korea ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 423.22 BoP, current US$ per person 4,533 BoP, current US$ per person 4,110 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 872.8 BoP, current US$ per person 5,479 BoP, current US$ per person 4,607 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 2,862 BoP, current US$ per person 7,055 BoP, current US$ per person 4,193 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 6,323 BoP, current US$ per person 9,723 BoP, current US$ per person 3,400 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 11,859 BoP, current US$ per person 13,577 BoP, current US$ per person 1,718 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2020s 14,039 BoP, current US$ per person 12,139 BoP, current US$ per person 1,900 BoP, current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Kuwait?
Korea, at 14,812 BoP, current US$ per person against 13,793 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Kuwait?
1,019 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.