GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0078 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.0078 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.0087 USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 45th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | +176.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 USD per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.003 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.003 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.003 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 USD per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 USD per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.005 USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.008 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 USD per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.006 USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0078 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0078 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 USD per square kilometre, 12.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +176.5% | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 USD per square kilometre | 0.0055 USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 42 Montenegro 0.0108 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Vanuatu 0.0108 USD per square kilometre compare
- 44 Qatar 0.0107 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Lebanon 0.0074 USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 New Caledonia 0.0064 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Slovenia 0.0063 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0078 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.