Kuwait vs Switzerland: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
18th
Switzerland rank
20th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Kuwait, at 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.