GDP, PPP in Kuwait
Kuwait: GDP, PPP was 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ for gdp, ppp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp in Kuwait peaked at 235.81 billion constant 2021 international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 71st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP, PPP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.59 billion constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $ | -41.0% |
| 1992 | 70.74 billion constant 2021 international $ | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 94.78 billion constant 2021 international $ | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 102.78 billion constant 2021 international $ | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 107.77 billion constant 2021 international $ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 108.43 billion constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 111.11 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 115.18 billion constant 2021 international $ | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 113.12 billion constant 2021 international $ | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 118.43 billion constant 2021 international $ | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 118.68 billion constant 2021 international $ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 122.26 billion constant 2021 international $ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 143.44 billion constant 2021 international $ | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 158.13 billion constant 2021 international $ | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 174.90 billion constant 2021 international $ | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 188.05 billion constant 2021 international $ | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 199.31 billion constant 2021 international $ | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 204.26 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 189.80 billion constant 2021 international $ | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 185.30 billion constant 2021 international $ | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 203.15 billion constant 2021 international $ | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 216.61 billion constant 2021 international $ | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 219.10 billion constant 2021 international $ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 220.19 billion constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 221.50 billion constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 227.98 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 217.24 billion constant 2021 international $ | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 223.20 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 228.25 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 217.25 billion constant 2021 international $ | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 220.89 billion constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 235.81 billion constant 2021 international $ | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 231.95 billion constant 2021 international $ | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 228.53 billion constant 2021 international $ | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ | +2.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ is above the median for high income countries, which is 209.44 billion constant 2021 international $, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.68 billion constant 2021 international $, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP, PPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +82.8% | 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $ | 70.74 billion constant 2021 international $ |
| 1991 | -41.0% | 65.59 billion constant 2021 international $ | 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.82 billion constant 2021 international $ | 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $ | 115.18 billion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.73 billion constant 2021 international $ | 118.43 billion constant 2021 international $ | 204.26 billion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.25 billion constant 2021 international $ | 185.30 billion constant 2021 international $ | 228.25 billion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.20 billion constant 2021 international $ | 217.25 billion constant 2021 international $ | 235.81 billion constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 68 Ghana 258.00 billion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 69 New Zealand 256.82 billion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 70 Guatemala 242.69 billion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 229.47 billion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 228.65 billion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 74 Bulgaria 227.26 billion 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)
- 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, ppp in Kuwait?
- Gdp, ppp in Kuwait was 234.77 billion constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 235.81 billion constant 2021 international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.70 billion constant 2021 international $ in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gdp, ppp?
- Kuwait ranks 71st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP, 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) 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. 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.