Kuwait vs Libya: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
Libya rank
4th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Libya
00.050.10.15197520002025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Libya ranks 4th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Libya?
Libya, at 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Libya?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Libya ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.