Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Kuwait
8,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
7,946 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
19th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Kingdom
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019972025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,946 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 918 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 1,757 BoP, current US$ per person 369.15 BoP, current US$ per person 1,387 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 3,734 BoP, current US$ per person 1,366 BoP, current US$ per person 2,369 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 3,447 BoP, current US$ per person 2,429 BoP, current US$ per person 1,017 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 3,657 BoP, current US$ per person 5,652 BoP, current US$ per person 1,996 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 4,914 BoP, current US$ per person 4,051 BoP, current US$ per person 863.42 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2020s 7,804 BoP, current US$ per person 5,955 BoP, current US$ per person 1,849 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
Kuwait, at 8,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,946 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
918 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,331 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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