Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) was 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 20,075 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16,172 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20,075 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 19,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 18,420 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 18,318 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18,113 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17,463 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17,032 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 16,456 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16,328 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16,759 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16,555 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16,799 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 16,468 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 16,172 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 16,626 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,142 constant 2015 US$ per person, 75% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,638 constant 2015 US$ per person, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,811 constant 2015 US$ per person | 16,328 constant 2015 US$ per person | 20,075 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,644 constant 2015 US$ per person | 16,172 constant 2015 US$ per person | 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 38 Spain 21,200 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 39 Cyprus 18,400 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 40 Barbados 17,291 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 42 Bahrain 16,186 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,290 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 15,150 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kuwait?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kuwait was 17,244 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 20,075 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,172 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.