Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait peaked at 0 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +123.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +51.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 17% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 | +123.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 173 Bahrain 0 units per person compare
- 174 Tunisia 0 units per person compare
- 175 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 178 Tajikistan 0 units per person compare
- 179 Azerbaijan 0 units per person 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Kuwait ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.