Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0099 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0099 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +123.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +51.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.013 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 million SLC per person | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.009 million SLC per person | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0099 million SLC per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 14% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0099 million SLC per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +123.9% | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 million SLC per person | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 0.0052 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0054 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 million SLC per person | 0.0053 million SLC per person | 0.0149 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 million SLC per person | 0.0083 million SLC per person | 0.0146 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 million SLC per person | 0.0077 million SLC per person | 0.0123 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 181 Tuvalu 0.011 million SLC per person compare
- 182 Bahrain 0.0109 million SLC per person compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.0102 million SLC per person compare
- 185 Oman 0.0078 million SLC per person compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 0.0078 million SLC per person compare
- 187 Ecuador 0.0067 million SLC 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)
- 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, per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0099 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.