Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 54.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait is 54.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait peaked at 74.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 5th of 209 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 (% of GDP) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.1% | — |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 54.1% | -6.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 54.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 2.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 54.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.4%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.9% | 52.1% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 48.5% | 65.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 in Kuwait?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait was 54.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Kuwait ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.