Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
20th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 15.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2205 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$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Upper middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 0.2564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.