Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1975–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 5.56 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 21st of 176 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$), per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 457,977 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 510,807 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 440,604 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 519,909 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 977,099 current US$ per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 583,799 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 599,978 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 648,468 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 531,879 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 567,020 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 656,313 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 569,248 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 706,841 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 203,550 current US$ per square kilometre | -71.2% |
| 1991 | -1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | -817.1% |
| 1992 | 255,196 current US$ per square kilometre | -117.5% |
| 1993 | 419,090 current US$ per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1994 | 438,033 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 575,438 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 705,550 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 725,976 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 392,840 current US$ per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1999 | 530,146 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | +97.9% |
| 2001 | 747,060 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 605,342 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 975,438 current US$ per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 2006 | 3.81 million current US$ per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 3.68 million current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 2.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 3.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 4.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 2012 | 5.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.58 million current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 3.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | -19.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 531,932 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,631 current US$ per square kilometre, 34.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -817.1% | 203,550 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 581,279 current US$ per square kilometre | 440,604 current US$ per square kilometre | 977,099 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 698,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 531,879 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,622 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | 725,976 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 605,342 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 18 Denmark 3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Ireland 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Aruba 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 United Kingdom 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Italy 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Austria 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.