Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait is 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait peaked at 2.05 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3414 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9836 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8558 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7508 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8003 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7696 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8262 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.941 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7583 million SLC per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6148 million SLC per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5426 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5857 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6164 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5901 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6406 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6928 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6232 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7845 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5787 million SLC per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3414 million SLC per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6241 million SLC per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8348 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9069 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9193 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9468 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9705 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.988 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.64 million SLC per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.65 million SLC per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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% | 0.3414 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6241 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.894 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7508 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6449 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5426 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7845 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8117 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3414 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.62 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.9 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.05 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 132 Argentina 2.15 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 133 Tuvalu 2.07 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 134 Dominica 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 136 Ethiopia 1.97 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 137 Slovakia 1.96 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 138 Central African Republic 1.95 million SLC 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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kuwait was 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 million SLC per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Kuwait ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.