Industry (including construction) … US square kilometre current in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction) … US square kilometre current was 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Kuwait, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Kuwait peaked at 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Industry (including construction) … US square kilometre current in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.28 million current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 7.14 million current US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 3.60 million current US$ per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.77 million current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.68 million current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 4.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 4.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 6.77 million current US$ per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre | -17.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 865,842 current US$ per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 130,196 current US$ per square kilometre, 43.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre | 3.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6.77 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 12 South Korea 6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Netherlands 6.13 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Switzerland 6.08 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Israel 4.30 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Belgium 4.16 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Germany 3.50 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 5.60 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) 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.