Kuwait vs Maldives: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Kuwait
0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
16th
Maldives rank
14th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0711 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 14th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.