Kuwait's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$29,080 in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.52% from US$34,020 in 2009 (1.56% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$29,080 | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | US$39,694 | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | US$34,020 | 2009 |
| Highest | US$49,272 | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$2,211 | 1970 |
| Average since 2010 | US$34,483 | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | US$2,211 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Kuwait's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$920.58 on 2018 (from US$30,001 to US$29,080).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +US$598.3 and a typical year strayed about US$4,917 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$7,784 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$15,252 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1,705 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | US$29,080 | 2019 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| High income | US$36,140 | 2021 |
Closest to Kuwait in the 2019 ranking
- Cuba — 2nd of 3: US$7,891
- Turkmenistan — 3rd of 3: US$5,005
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 49 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 29,080 |
| 2018 | 30,001 |
| 2017 | 28,379 |
| 2016 | 25,708 |
| 2015 | 27,812 |
| 2014 | 39,694 |
| 2013 | 43,000 |
| 2012 | 43,811 |
| 2011 | 42,039 |
| 2010 | 35,310 |
| 2009 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$340.52 (2021)
- Algeria — US$2,810 (2021)
- Bahrain — US$17,253 (2020)
- Djibouti — US$2,747 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,185 (2021)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2,981 (2021)
- Iraq — US$3,732 (2021)
- Israel — US$43,495 (2021)
- Jordan — US$3,935 (2021)
- Lebanon
More economic policy & debt data for Kuwait
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$51.74 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$40.65 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$157.21 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 48.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$32,312 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 9,902 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$193.99 billion (2024)
- GNI (current LCU) — 59.49 billion (2024)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 12,148 (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$41.5 billion (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kuwait's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$29,080 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,215% from US$2,211 in 1970 (5.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$49,272 in 2008 and the lowest US$2,211 in 1970.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Kuwait?
- In 2019, Kuwait's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$920.58 on 2018 (from US$30,001 to US$29,080). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +US$598.3 and a typical year strayed about US$4,917 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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