Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait

Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 6.58 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.58 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.83 million USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.13 million USD per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1970–2023

246197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 6.58 million USD per square kilometre.

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 us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 6.83 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1970 to 2023.
Year million USD per square kilometre Change
1970 3.15 million USD per square kilometre
1971 3.37 million USD per square kilometre +7.0%
1972 3.5 million USD per square kilometre +3.9%
1973 3.27 million USD per square kilometre -6.6%
1974 2.84 million USD per square kilometre -13.0%
1975 2.5 million USD per square kilometre -12.3%
1976 2.66 million USD per square kilometre +6.6%
1977 2.56 million USD per square kilometre -3.8%
1978 2.75 million USD per square kilometre +7.4%
1979 3.13 million USD per square kilometre +13.9%
1980 2.52 million USD per square kilometre -19.4%
1981 2.04 million USD per square kilometre -18.9%
1982 1.8 million USD per square kilometre -11.7%
1983 1.95 million USD per square kilometre +7.9%
1984 2.05 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
1985 1.96 million USD per square kilometre -4.3%
1986 2.13 million USD per square kilometre +8.6%
1987 2.3 million USD per square kilometre +8.1%
1988 2.07 million USD per square kilometre -10.1%
1989 2.61 million USD per square kilometre +25.9%
1990 1.92 million USD per square kilometre -26.2%
1991 1.13 million USD per square kilometre -41.0%
1992 2.07 million USD per square kilometre +82.8%
1993 2.77 million USD per square kilometre +33.8%
1994 3.01 million USD per square kilometre +8.6%
1995 3.06 million USD per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 3.15 million USD per square kilometre +3.0%
1997 3.23 million USD per square kilometre +2.5%
1998 3.34 million USD per square kilometre +3.7%
1999 3.28 million USD per square kilometre -1.8%
2000 3.44 million USD per square kilometre +4.7%
2001 3.45 million USD per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 3.55 million USD per square kilometre +3.0%
2003 4.16 million USD per square kilometre +17.3%
2004 4.59 million USD per square kilometre +10.2%
2005 5.08 million USD per square kilometre +10.6%
2006 5.46 million USD per square kilometre +7.5%
2007 5.79 million USD per square kilometre +6.0%
2008 5.93 million USD per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 5.51 million USD per square kilometre -7.1%
2010 5.38 million USD per square kilometre -2.4%
2011 5.9 million USD per square kilometre +9.6%
2012 6.29 million USD per square kilometre +6.6%
2013 6.36 million USD per square kilometre +1.1%
2014 6.39 million USD per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 6.43 million USD per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 6.62 million USD per square kilometre +2.9%
2017 6.31 million USD per square kilometre -4.7%
2018 6.48 million USD per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 6.63 million USD per square kilometre +2.3%
2020 6.31 million USD per square kilometre -4.8%
2021 6.45 million USD per square kilometre +2.3%
2022 6.83 million USD per square kilometre +5.9%
2023 6.58 million USD per square kilometre -3.6%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 6.58 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 6.58 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4451 million USD per square kilometre, 14.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +82.8% 1.13 million USD per square kilometre 2.07 million USD per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.97 million USD per square kilometre 2.5 million USD per square kilometre 3.5 million USD per square kilometre 10
1980s 2.14 million USD per square kilometre 1.8 million USD per square kilometre 2.61 million USD per square kilometre 10
1990s 2.7 million USD per square kilometre 1.13 million USD per square kilometre 3.34 million USD per square kilometre 10
2000s 4.69 million USD per square kilometre 3.44 million USD per square kilometre 5.93 million USD per square kilometre 10
2010s 6.28 million USD per square kilometre 5.38 million USD per square kilometre 6.63 million USD per square kilometre 10
2020s 6.54 million USD per square kilometre 6.31 million USD per square kilometre 6.83 million USD per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 25 Ireland 7.06 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 26 Andorra 6.92 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 27 Italy 6.8 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 United Arab Emirates 6.27 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 Nauru 6.2 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Curacao 6.04 million USD per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 6.58 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 6.83 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.