Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Kuwait
43.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
41.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.95 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.77 billion BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.83 million BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 458.60 million BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 18.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.93 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.95 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) with 56 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.