Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kuwait
Kuwait: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kuwait peaked at 0.2773 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.003 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0318 million SLC per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1980 | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0204 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0173 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 million SLC per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1987 | 0.045 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0439 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.056 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0346 million SLC per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 million SLC per square kilometre | +237.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0356 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.044 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0618 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0684 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.052 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.057 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0381 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0509 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0632 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0961 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0906 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1012 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0984 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0876 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1109 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1339 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1631 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.163 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1439 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.135 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1336 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1541 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1745 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1531 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1735 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2773 million SLC per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2483 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9102 million SLC per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million SLC per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +237.4% | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0293 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0318 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0173 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.056 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0441 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0684 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0753 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0381 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1012 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1465 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1109 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1745 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2286 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1735 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2773 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 138 El Salvador 0.2299 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bulgaria 0.2291 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 140 Gambia 0.2186 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Cuba 0.2124 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 143 Suriname 0.2124 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 British Virgin Islands 0.1882 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kuwait?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kuwait was 0.2153 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2773 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Kuwait ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.