Foreign assets per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Foreign assets per capita was 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign assets per capita in Kuwait, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
In 2020, foreign assets per capita in Kuwait stood at 238,484 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Kuwait peaked at 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74,339 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
Kuwait ranks 12th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,328 real chained 2019 US$ | 74,339 real chained 2019 US$ | 90,493 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 154,608 real chained 2019 US$ | 108,332 real chained 2019 US$ | 214,618 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,515 real chained 2019 US$ | 200,620 real chained 2019 US$ | 230,713 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ | 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ | 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 9 Qatar 274,494 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 10 Denmark 259,599 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 11 United Kingdom 256,035 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 13 Belgium 224,731 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 188,454 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 15 Sweden 188,374 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 131.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0876 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 491.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 491.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 405.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets per capita in Kuwait?
- Foreign assets per capita in Kuwait was 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,339 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for foreign assets per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 12th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.