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 200 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% |
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 Korea 0.7% compare
- 155 Israel 0.7% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -7.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 8,355 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,474 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.0791 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 200 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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