Services, value added in Kuwait
Kuwait: Services, value added was 28.73 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 28.73 billion current LCU for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Kuwait peaked at 28.73 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.56 billion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Kuwait 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Services, value added in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.56 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 16.51 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.92 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 18.84 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.52 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.15 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.07 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.79 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.67 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.35 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 22.77 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.94 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 25.19 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 26.51 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 27.47 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 28.73 billion current LCU | +4.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 28.73 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 204.15 billion current LCU, 14% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 28.73 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891.96 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.44 billion current LCU | 15.56 billion current LCU | 23.35 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.77 billion current LCU | 22.77 billion current LCU | 28.73 billion current LCU | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Kuwait?
- Services, value added in Kuwait was 28.73 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.56 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for services, value added?
- Kuwait ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.