Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Services, value added (current US$), per capita was 19,266 current US$ per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current us$), per capita in Kuwait is 19,266 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 19,266 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,496 current US$ per person, in 2017.
That places Kuwait 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,446 current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 19,092 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 19,183 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18,937 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 18,711 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17,463 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 16,588 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 16,496 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16,596 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,313 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 16,899 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18,196 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 17,920 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 17,780 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 18,289 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 19,266 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 19,266 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,620 current US$ per person, 72% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 19,266 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,828 current US$ per person, 6.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,882 current US$ per person | 16,496 current US$ per person | 19,183 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,058 current US$ per person | 16,899 current US$ per person | 19,266 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 49 Puerto Rico 21,082 current US$ per person compare
- 50 South Korea 20,732 current US$ per person compare
- 51 Barbados 20,399 current US$ per person compare
- 53 Greece 18,176 current US$ per person compare
- 54 Slovakia 17,071 current US$ per person compare
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 17,042 current 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 (current us$), per capita in Kuwait?
- Services, value added (current us$), per capita in Kuwait was 19,266 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19,266 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,496 current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Kuwait rank for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Services, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.