Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 19,068 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait stood at 19,068 US dollar per person.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 27,970 US dollar per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,183 US dollar per person, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 33rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,183 US dollar per person | — |
| 2002 | 6,329 US dollar per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13,263 US dollar per person | +109.6% |
| 2004 | 15,021 US dollar per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 16,661 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 19,326 US dollar per person | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 24,828 US dollar per person | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 27,970 US dollar per person | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 24,730 US dollar per person | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 22,612 US dollar per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 25,075 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 24,562 US dollar per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 25,101 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24,475 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 23,895 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 25,472 US dollar per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 24,786 US dollar per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24,250 US dollar per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 16,213 US dollar per person | -33.1% |
| 2020 | 22,418 US dollar per person | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 17,201 US dollar per person | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 17,060 US dollar per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16,362 US dollar per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 15,954 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 19,068 US dollar per person | +19.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 19,068 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,215 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 19,068 US dollar per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 914.88 US dollar per person, 20.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +109.6% | 6,329 US dollar per person | 13,263 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,146 US dollar per person | 6,183 US dollar per person | 27,970 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,644 US dollar per person | 16,213 US dollar per person | 25,472 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,010 US dollar per person | 15,954 US dollar per person | 22,418 US dollar 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait was 19,068 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 27,970 US dollar per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,183 US dollar per person in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.