Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
4,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
36th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 301,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 63.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 23,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 548.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,803 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 38,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 653.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 120,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 117,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 111,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,170 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 226,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,967 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 222,940 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Kuwait, at 306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
301,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.