GDP per capita growth in Kuwait
Kuwait: GDP per capita growth was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Kuwait, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Kuwait stood at 3.4%.
The figure is up 244.6% on the previous year and up 188.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Kuwait peaked at 51.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -26.5%, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 72nd of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -5.8% | -18.1% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | -5.1% | -23.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | -26.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -11.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.7% | -8.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -7.0% | 3.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.3065 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -3.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -11.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.15 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 33.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 12,148 current LCU (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,110 current US$ (2024)
- GNI 59.49 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Kuwait?
- Gdp per capita growth in Kuwait was 3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.5% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.