Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Kuwait is 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Kuwait peaked at 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 761,106 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 million current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 957,682 current international $ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 761,106 current international $ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million current international $ per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million current international $ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million current international $ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 1.46 million current international $ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million current international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million current international $ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million current international $ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million current international $ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million current international $ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 2.28 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.49 million current international $ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million current international $ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 3.18 million current international $ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.65 million current international $ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 3.85 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million current international $ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 3.06 million current international $ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.25 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.54 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 3.63 million current international $ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.92 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.07 million current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.34 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.66 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.00 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 5.14 million current international $ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.51 million current international $ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million current international $ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 5.56 million current international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.04 million current international $ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 708,194 current international $ per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.3% | 761,106 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 million current international $ per square kilometre | 761,106 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.70 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.74 million current international $ per square kilometre | 3.85 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 million current international $ per square kilometre | 3.06 million current international $ per square kilometre | 5.14 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4.51 million current international $ per square kilometre | 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 23 Guam 6.37 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 6.17 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Curacao 6.02 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Palestine 5.68 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Qatar 5.14 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Seychelles 4.77 million current international $ per square kilometre 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Kuwait?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Kuwait was 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 761,106 current international $ per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Kuwait ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.