Kuwait vs Netherlands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Kuwait
1.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
1.9%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
121st
Netherlands rank
119th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 119th of 191 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 119th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.