Bahrain vs Kuwait: GDP per capita

Bahrain

53,814 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Kuwait

54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Bahrain rank

27th

Kuwait rank

26th

GDP per capita over time

Bahrain
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 54,996 international-$ in 2021 prices against 53,814 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bahrain, a difference of 1,182 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 26th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.