Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Kuwait, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Kuwait is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 374.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 1.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
That places Kuwait 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.1% | — |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -35.4% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +114.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +92.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +64.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -18.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,753 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 12,562 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1173 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Kuwait?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Kuwait was 1.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 374.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.