Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) was 39,858 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added per worker in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 39,858 constant 2015 US$ for services, value added per worker in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added per worker in Kuwait peaked at 52,652 constant 2015 US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37,655 constant 2015 US$, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52,652 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 2011 | 49,447 constant 2015 US$ | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 46,894 constant 2015 US$ | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 46,313 constant 2015 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 45,557 constant 2015 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 43,305 constant 2015 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 41,950 constant 2015 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 40,085 constant 2015 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 39,401 constant 2015 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40,732 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 42,676 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 42,228 constant 2015 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 38,658 constant 2015 US$ | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 37,655 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 38,507 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 39,858 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 39,858 constant 2015 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 54,874 constant 2015 US$, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 39,858 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,929 constant 2015 US$, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,634 constant 2015 US$ | 39,401 constant 2015 US$ | 52,652 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,930 constant 2015 US$ | 37,655 constant 2015 US$ | 42,676 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added per worker in Kuwait?
- Services, value added per worker in Kuwait was 39,858 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest services, value added per worker recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 52,652 constant 2015 US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added per worker recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,655 constant 2015 US$ in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for services, value added per worker?
- Kuwait ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.