Industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait
Kuwait: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait is 2.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 153.5% on the previous year and up 229.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait peaked at 15.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -6.1%, in 2017.
Kuwait ranks 106th of 198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | -6.1% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -5.4% | 7.9% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Kuwait was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.1% in 2017.
- How does Kuwait rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Kuwait ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.