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
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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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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.