Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US was 17,486 current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 17,486 current US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Kuwait peaked at 39,018 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12,230 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,906 current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 35,759 current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 39,018 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 36,294 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 31,301 current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 16,715 current US$ per person | -46.6% |
| 2016 | 14,245 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 16,156 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 19,282 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 18,301 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 12,230 current US$ per person | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 19,835 current US$ per person | +62.2% |
| 2022 | 26,295 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 20,546 current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 18,960 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 17,486 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 17,486 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,218 current US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 17,486 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,556 current US$ per person, 11.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,298 current US$ per person | 14,245 current US$ per person | 39,018 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,225 current US$ per person | 12,230 current US$ per person | 26,295 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 (current us$), per in Kuwait?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Kuwait was 17,486 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 39,018 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,230 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.