Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 32,141 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Kuwait stood at 32,141 USD.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Kuwait peaked at 55,585 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,551 USD, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 45th of 195 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 | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,551 USD | — |
| 1971 | 4,486 USD | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 4,832 USD | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 5,529 USD | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 12,523 USD | +126.5% |
| 1975 | 10,876 USD | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 11,130 USD | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 11,240 USD | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 11,566 USD | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 17,386 USD | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 19,066 USD | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 15,946 USD | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 12,982 USD | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 11,964 USD | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 11,919 USD | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 11,322 USD | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 9,077 USD | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 10,895 USD | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 9,692 USD | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 10,965 USD | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 10,963 USD | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,150 USD | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 12,152 USD | +49.1% |
| 1993 | 14,327 USD | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 14,936 USD | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 15,792 USD | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 18,201 USD | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 16,978 USD | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 14,068 USD | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 15,854 USD | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 19,296 USD | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 17,374 USD | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 18,513 USD | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 22,690 USD | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 27,551 USD | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 36,122 USD | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 42,947 USD | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 45,710 USD | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 55,585 USD | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 37,907 USD | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 39,212 USD | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 49,170 USD | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 52,156 USD | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 49,652 USD | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 44,370 USD | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 29,883 USD | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 27,324 USD | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 29,049 USD | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 32,069 USD | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 31,709 USD | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 25,237 USD | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 34,044 USD | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 40,078 USD | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 33,832 USD | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 32,141 USD | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,312 USD | 3,551 USD | 17,386 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,383 USD | 9,077 USD | 19,066 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,142 USD | 8,150 USD | 18,201 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,370 USD | 17,374 USD | 55,585 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,459 USD | 27,324 USD | 52,156 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,067 USD | 25,237 USD | 40,078 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 42 Slovenia 34,212 USD compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 33,491 USD compare
- 44 Japan 32,467 USD compare
- 46 Czechia 32,139 USD compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 32,092 USD compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 31,923 USD 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -14.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 10,719 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1001 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 3,287 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Kuwait was 32,141 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 55,585 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,551 USD in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 45th out of 195 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 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).