Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0114 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait is 0.0114 million SLC per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.016 million SLC per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +163.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +45.8% |
| 1980 | 0.006 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | -17.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.009 million SLC per person | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.016 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 million SLC per person | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0154 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.01 million SLC per person | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 million SLC per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 million SLC per person | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | -15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — 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 | +163.6% | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 0.0034 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 million SLC per person | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0054 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 million SLC per person | 0.0036 million SLC per person | 0.006 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 million SLC per person | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 million SLC per person | 0.0061 million SLC per person | 0.016 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 million SLC per person | 0.0092 million SLC per person | 0.0154 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 million SLC per person | 0.0085 million SLC per person | 0.0135 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 177 Tonga 0.0125 million SLC per person compare
- 178 Azerbaijan 0.012 million SLC per person compare
- 179 Tunisia 0.012 million SLC per person compare
- 181 Montenegro 0.0113 million SLC per person compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 0.0101 million SLC per person compare
- 183 Bahrain 0.01 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0114 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 million SLC per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.