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

Kuwait
0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives
0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
Maldives rank
8th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
00.050.10.15197520002025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 8th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 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$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Maldives?
Kuwait, at 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Maldives?
0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.