Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Kuwait stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 116.3% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Kuwait peaked at 12.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -12.8%, in 2009.
That places Kuwait 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | -4.1% | -902.0% |
| 2002 | -1.3% | -69.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -1074.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -74.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -104.7% |
| 2008 | -3.4% | +5516.7% |
| 2009 | -12.8% | +278.9% |
| 2010 | -8.2% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -113.1% |
| 2012 | -1.7% | -258.9% |
| 2013 | -4.4% | +161.2% |
| 2014 | -4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | -5.3% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | -2.2% | -58.0% |
| 2017 | -9.2% | +313.5% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -79.2% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -73.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -682.4% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -121.2% |
| 2022 | -5.6% | +782.5% |
| 2023 | -7.0% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | -4.3% | -38.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -116.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 46% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -5516.7% | -0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | +1074.6% | -1.3% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | -12.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.7% | -9.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -7.0% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 150 Comoros 0.8% compare
- 151 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 153 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 153 South Korea 0.7% compare
- 155 Israel 0.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Kuwait?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Kuwait was 0.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.8% in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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