Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0233 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait is 0.0233 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0694 million USD per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.015 million USD per person, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0693 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0694 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0678 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0596 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0488 million USD per person | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0402 million USD per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0402 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0362 million USD per person | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0365 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0392 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0298 million USD per person | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.023 million USD per person | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 million USD per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0199 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.02 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0173 million USD per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.021 million USD per person | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.015 million USD per person | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0226 million USD per person | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 million USD per person | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0324 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0324 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0323 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0307 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0352 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0405 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0411 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0411 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 million USD per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0335 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0323 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0311 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.027 million USD per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0255 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0264 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0265 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0233 million USD per person | -3.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0233 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0304 million USD per person, 77% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0233 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +51.1% | 0.015 million USD per person | 0.0226 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0507 million USD per person | 0.0362 million USD per person | 0.0694 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0208 million USD per person | 0.0173 million USD per person | 0.0298 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 million USD per person | 0.015 million USD per person | 0.0324 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0363 million USD per person | 0.0306 million USD per person | 0.0411 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 million USD per person | 0.0266 million USD per person | 0.0336 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 million USD per person | 0.0233 million USD per person | 0.0265 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0233 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0694 million USD per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.