Industry (including construction), value added … US unit GDP current in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction), value added … US unit GDP current was 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Kuwait peaked at 0.7481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 5th 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 … US unit GDP current in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.7273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 2 Libya 0.7325 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Brunei 0.6 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Qatar 0.5704 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Oman 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Gabon 0.4719 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 0.4703 current 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 (current us$), per in Kuwait?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Kuwait was 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Kuwait ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.