Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.2051 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.103 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 202nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1348 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.1072 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.103 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1082 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1758 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1723 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1563 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1658 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1613 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1373 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1602 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8057 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.103 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1373 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 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 services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2051 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 202nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.