Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait stood at 0.0001 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita 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 | +51.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait was 0.0001 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Kuwait ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.