Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0324 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0324 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0556 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 million USD per person, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0036 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 million USD per person | +126.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 million USD per person | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0112 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 million USD per person | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0159 million USD per person | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.013 million USD per person | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.012 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0113 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 million USD per person | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 million USD per person | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.011 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.011 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 million USD per person | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0122 million USD per person | +49.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 million USD per person | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.017 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 million USD per person | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 million USD per person | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 million USD per person | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0276 million USD per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0361 million USD per person | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0429 million USD per person | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0556 million USD per person | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0379 million USD per person | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0392 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 million USD per person | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0497 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0444 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 million USD per person | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 million USD per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.029 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0252 million USD per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.034 million USD per person | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0401 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0337 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0324 million USD per person | -4.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0324 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 92% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0324 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0051 million USD per person, 6.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +126.5% | 0.0055 million USD per person | 0.0125 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0174 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 million USD per person | 0.0091 million USD per person | 0.0191 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 million USD per person | 0.0082 million USD per person | 0.0182 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 million USD per person | 0.0174 million USD per person | 0.0556 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 million USD per person | 0.0273 million USD per person | 0.0522 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 million USD per person | 0.0252 million USD per person | 0.0401 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 38 Slovenia 0.0341 million USD per person compare
- 39 Brunei 0.0335 million USD per person compare
- 40 Japan 0.0324 million USD per person compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0321 million USD per person compare
- 43 Czechia 0.0316 million USD per person compare
- 44 Estonia 0.0312 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0324 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0556 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.