Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.013 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait is 0.013 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kuwait peaked at 0.0134 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.013 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.013 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square 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% | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 15 Switzerland 0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 0.0144 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Germany 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.0124 units 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)
- 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 0.013 units per square kilometre 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 0.0134 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Kuwait ranks 18th 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 up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.