Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0026 million USD per person for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0038 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 46th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +25.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +106.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +87.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 million USD per person | -27.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.001 million USD per person | +54.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +34.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -68.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +170.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.002 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.002 million USD per person | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +63.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -18.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0026 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0036 million USD per person, 71% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0026 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 4.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +170.4% | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0014 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0031 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0027 million USD per person compare
- 44 Croatia 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 45 Malaysia 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 47 Turkey 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 48 Latvia 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 49 Malta 0.0025 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Kuwait?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.