Foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Foreign aid received, per capita was 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait, 1961–1995
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received, per capita in 1995.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 16.92 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, -55 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1962.
That places Kuwait 148th out of 168 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1962 | -55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1246.3% |
| 1963 | -19.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -64.3% |
| 1964 | -15.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 1965 | -19.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 1966 | -19.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -17.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0958 constant 2024 US$ per person | -100.6% |
| 1969 | 2.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2986.9% |
| 1970 | 3.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 3.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -46.4% |
| 1974 | 1.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 1.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4764 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.1% |
| 1977 | 1.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +156.2% |
| 1978 | 1.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 1979 | 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 16.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +726.9% |
| 1981 | 16.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 9.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -40.7% |
| 1983 | 8.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 7.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 6.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 5.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 2.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 1988 | 3.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 3.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 12.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +231.8% |
| 1991 | 13.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 5.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.0% |
| 1993 | 1.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -71.5% |
| 1994 | 3.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +122.3% |
| 1995 | 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +2986.9% | 0.0958 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.96 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1962 | -1246.3% | -4.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -55 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1980 | +726.9% | 2.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.92 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -16.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.4764 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 3.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 146 Azerbaijan 3.75 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 147 Singapore 3.69 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 149 Iran 3.1 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 150 Oman 2.93 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 151 Northern Mariana Islands 2.69 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait?
- Foreign aid received, per capita in Kuwait was 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1995, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 16.92 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -55 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1962.
- How does Kuwait rank for foreign aid received, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 1995.
- Is foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.