GDP per capita, PPP in Kuwait
Kuwait: GDP per capita, PPP was 48,254 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP per capita, PPP in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita, ppp in Kuwait stood at 48,254 constant 2021 international $.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Kuwait peaked at 79,521 constant 2021 international $ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28,634 constant 2021 international $, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita, PPP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38,933 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 28,634 constant 2021 international $ | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 43,267 constant 2021 international $ | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 56,684 constant 2021 international $ | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 61,754 constant 2021 international $ | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 64,094 constant 2021 international $ | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 62,665 constant 2021 international $ | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 62,152 constant 2021 international $ | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 62,450 constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 59,534 constant 2021 international $ | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 60,585 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 59,100 constant 2021 international $ | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 59,349 constant 2021 international $ | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67,984 constant 2021 international $ | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 73,298 constant 2021 international $ | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 78,194 constant 2021 international $ | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 79,521 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 79,475 constant 2021 international $ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77,036 constant 2021 international $ | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 67,896 constant 2021 international $ | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 62,956 constant 2021 international $ | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 64,844 constant 2021 international $ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 64,908 constant 2021 international $ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62,459 constant 2021 international $ | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 60,066 constant 2021 international $ | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 57,764 constant 2021 international $ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 56,937 constant 2021 international $ | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 52,286 constant 2021 international $ | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 51,624 constant 2021 international $ | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 51,381 constant 2021 international $ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49,373 constant 2021 international $ | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 50,652 constant 2021 international $ | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 51,380 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 47,790 constant 2021 international $ | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 46,664 constant 2021 international $ | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 48,254 constant 2021 international $ | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,017 constant 2021 international $ | 28,634 constant 2021 international $ | 64,094 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,244 constant 2021 international $ | 59,100 constant 2021 international $ | 79,521 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,522 constant 2021 international $ | 51,381 constant 2021 international $ | 64,908 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,019 constant 2021 international $ | 46,664 constant 2021 international $ | 51,380 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 40 Lithuania 48,840 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 41 Japan 48,283 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 42 Sint Maarten 48,273 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 44 New Zealand 48,233 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 45 Israel 48,197 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 46 Poland 46,925 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -2,423 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.023 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -742.6 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 2.39 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Kuwait?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Kuwait was 48,254 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 79,521 constant 2021 international $ in 2006.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,634 constant 2021 international $ in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.