Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 was 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kuwait stood at 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kuwait peaked at 0.6063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … unit GDP 2015 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4519 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.3912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5594 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4518 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4191 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 10 Oman 0.4306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Egypt 0.4166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Laos 0.4007 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Gabon 0.376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 China 0.3727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3688 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 industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kuwait?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kuwait was 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Kuwait ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.