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

Kuwait
12,562 current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
12,830 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
57th
New Zealand rank
54th

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

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
05.0k10.0k15.0k196519942024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 12,830 current US$ per person against 12,562 current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 268 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 2,661 current US$ per person 1,189 current US$ per person 1,472 current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 5,258 current US$ per person 2,582 current US$ per person 2,675 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 6,992 current US$ per person 4,113 current US$ per person 2,879 current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 9,459 current US$ per person 7,077 current US$ per person 2,382 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 13,300 current US$ per person 11,151 current US$ per person 2,148 current US$ per person Kuwait
2020s 11,555 current US$ per person 12,488 current US$ per person 932.06 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 12,830 current US$ per person against 12,562 current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and New Zealand?
268 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.