Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 9,894 current US$ per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, 1975–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 9,894 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 32,522 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -19,247 current US$ per person, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 28th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7,387 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 7,722 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 6,241 current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 6,912 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 12,232 current US$ per person | +77.0% |
| 1980 | 13,204 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 11,282 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 6,258 current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1983 | 6,129 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 6,347 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 5,004 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 5,123 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 5,697 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 4,752 current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 5,680 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 2,153 current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 1991 | -19,247 current US$ per person | -994.0% |
| 1992 | 2,781 current US$ per person | -114.5% |
| 1993 | 4,466 current US$ per person | +60.6% |
| 1994 | 4,690 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 6,098 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 7,267 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 7,237 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,796 current US$ per person | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 4,972 current US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 9,563 current US$ per person | +92.3% |
| 2001 | 6,629 current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 5,237 current US$ per person | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 8,239 current US$ per person | +57.3% |
| 2004 | 13,428 current US$ per person | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 21,263 current US$ per person | +58.4% |
| 2006 | 28,722 current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 26,169 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 32,522 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 16,271 current US$ per person | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 20,202 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 28,219 current US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 29,702 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 27,361 current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 22,256 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 9,237 current US$ per person | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 6,956 current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 10,312 current US$ per person | +48.2% |
| 2018 | 12,689 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 9,894 current US$ per person | -22.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 9,894 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,392 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 9,894 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,222 current US$ per person, 8.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -994.0% | 2,153 current US$ per person | -19,247 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,099 current US$ per person | 6,241 current US$ per person | 12,232 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 6,948 current US$ per person | 4,752 current US$ per person | 13,204 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,421 current US$ per person | -19,247 current US$ per person | 7,267 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,804 current US$ per person | 5,237 current US$ per person | 32,522 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,683 current US$ per person | 6,956 current US$ per person | 29,702 current US$ per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait was 9,894 current US$ per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32,522 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -19,247 current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.