Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kuwait

Kuwait: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
104th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kuwait, 2010–2024

00.20.40.60.82010201720242010: 0.725 %2011: 0.704 %2012: 0.674 %2013: 0.724 %2014: 0.756 %2015: 0.76 %2016: 0.717 %2017: 0.673 %2018: 0.651 %2019: 0.635 %2020: 0.523 %2021: 0.4 %2022: 0.47 %2023: 0.594 %2024: 0.601 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.6% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

That places Kuwait 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) in Kuwait, 2010 to 2024.
Year % Change
2010 0.7%
2011 0.7% -2.9%
2012 0.7% -4.3%
2013 0.7% +7.4%
2014 0.8% +4.5%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.7% -5.6%
2017 0.7% -6.1%
2018 0.7% -3.3%
2019 0.6% -2.5%
2020 0.5% -17.6%
2021 0.4% -23.6%
2022 0.5% +17.6%
2023 0.6% +26.4%
2024 0.6% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kuwait?
Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kuwait was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Kuwait rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
Kuwait ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
132 places, 1,696 data points, 2008–2024
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