Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Kuwait peaked at 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7706 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 35 Indonesia 0.862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Lesotho 0.8589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Bhutan 0.857 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.8536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 India 0.8529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Afghanistan 0.8526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Kuwait?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Kuwait was 0.8558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.