Kuwait vs Switzerland: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Kuwait
3,441 current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
4,694 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
7th
Switzerland rank
4th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4,694 current US$ per person against 3,441 current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,253 current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 330.16 current US$ per person | 280.89 current US$ per person | 49.27 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 521.39 current US$ per person | 550.11 current US$ per person | 28.71 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 696.71 current US$ per person | 1,227 current US$ per person | 530.05 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,936 current US$ per person | 1,439 current US$ per person | 497.45 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,147 current US$ per person | 3,072 current US$ per person | 1,075 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3,499 current US$ per person | 4,048 current US$ per person | 549.11 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4,694 current US$ per person against 3,441 current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 1,253 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (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.