Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait is 0.0023 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait peaked at 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +137.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0023 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0023 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +137.8% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 132 Cyprus 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 United States 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Portugal 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Tuvalu 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Afghanistan 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Dominica 0.0021 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kuwait was 0.0023 units per square kilometre 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 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Kuwait ranks 135th 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 up 34.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.