Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
2nd

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

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.050.10.15196619952025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 6.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1980s 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.1081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0853 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$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Kuwait, at 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.