Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 7,232 current US$ per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, 1975–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 7,232 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2019.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 29,156 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -20,465 current US$ per person, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7,089 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 7,433 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 5,896 current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 1978 | 6,491 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 11,719 current US$ per person | +80.5% |
| 1980 | 12,624 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 10,756 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 5,668 current US$ per person | -47.3% |
| 1983 | 5,544 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 5,672 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,272 current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 4,494 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 4,931 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 4,026 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 4,988 current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 1,347 current US$ per person | -73.0% |
| 1991 | -20,465 current US$ per person | -1618.8% |
| 1992 | 1,831 current US$ per person | -108.9% |
| 1993 | 3,426 current US$ per person | +87.1% |
| 1994 | 3,449 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4,813 current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1996 | 6,108 current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 6,120 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,616 current US$ per person | -57.3% |
| 1999 | 4,010 current US$ per person | +53.3% |
| 2000 | 8,302 current US$ per person | +107.1% |
| 2001 | 5,087 current US$ per person | -38.7% |
| 2002 | 3,260 current US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 6,088 current US$ per person | +86.7% |
| 2004 | 11,534 current US$ per person | +89.5% |
| 2005 | 18,967 current US$ per person | +64.4% |
| 2006 | 26,423 current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 23,407 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 29,156 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 13,051 current US$ per person | -55.2% |
| 2010 | 17,124 current US$ per person | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 25,009 current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 2012 | 26,393 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 24,141 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 19,417 current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 6,683 current US$ per person | -65.6% |
| 2016 | 4,454 current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 7,771 current US$ per person | +74.5% |
| 2018 | 10,129 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 7,232 current US$ per person | -28.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 7,232 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person, 3.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 7,232 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 852.23 current US$ per person, 8.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1618.8% | 1,347 current US$ per person | -20,465 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,726 current US$ per person | 5,896 current US$ per person | 11,719 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 6,298 current US$ per person | 4,026 current US$ per person | 12,624 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,325 current US$ per person | -20,465 current US$ per person | 6,120 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,528 current US$ per person | 3,260 current US$ per person | 29,156 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,835 current US$ per person | 4,454 current US$ per person | 26,393 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kuwait was 7,232 current US$ per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29,156 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -20,465 current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.