History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait
Kuwait: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 65,521 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
65,521 2011 US$
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 145 countries
All-time high
78,801 2011 US$
in 2012
All-time low
6,311 2011 US$
in 1991
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 65,521 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait peaked at 78,801 2011 US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,311 2011 US$, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46,031 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 47,464 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 47,856 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 49,989 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1954 | 52,920 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1955 | 51,417 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 52,404 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 50,126 2011 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 47,671 2011 US$ | -4.9% |
| 1959 | 47,131 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 45,929 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 41,622 2011 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1962 | 42,150 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 40,377 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 40,333 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 37,511 2011 US$ | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 38,335 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 35,720 2011 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 35,546 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 33,415 2011 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 48,927 2011 US$ | +46.4% |
| 1971 | 49,302 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 48,283 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 42,542 2011 US$ | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 34,962 2011 US$ | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 28,950 2011 US$ | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 28,956 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26,168 2011 US$ | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 26,363 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 28,174 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 21,154 2011 US$ | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 16,402 2011 US$ | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 13,845 2011 US$ | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 14,292 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 14,384 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 13,015 2011 US$ | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 13,509 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 12,416 2011 US$ | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 12,317 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 12,701 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 9,757 2011 US$ | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 6,311 2011 US$ | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 12,965 2011 US$ | +105.4% |
| 1993 | 19,955 2011 US$ | +53.9% |
| 1994 | 24,532 2011 US$ | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 27,553 2011 US$ | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 29,613 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 31,511 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 33,331 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 33,351 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35,845 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 37,226 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 39,943 2011 US$ | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 48,810 2011 US$ | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 55,912 2011 US$ | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 62,960 2011 US$ | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 68,546 2011 US$ | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 73,097 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 75,138 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 70,073 2011 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 68,865 2011 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 77,126 2011 US$ | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 78,801 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 75,256 2011 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 72,508 2011 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 71,354 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 71,010 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 66,010 2011 US$ | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 65,521 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,301 2011 US$ | 46,031 2011 US$ | 52,920 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 39,094 2011 US$ | 33,415 2011 US$ | 45,929 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,263 2011 US$ | 26,168 2011 US$ | 49,302 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,404 2011 US$ | 12,317 2011 US$ | 21,154 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,888 2011 US$ | 6,311 2011 US$ | 33,351 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,755 2011 US$ | 35,845 2011 US$ | 75,138 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,828 2011 US$ | 65,521 2011 US$ | 78,801 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 2 Norway 84,580 2011 US$ compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 76,398 2011 US$ compare
- 4 Singapore 68,402 2011 US$ compare
- 6 Ireland 64,684 2011 US$ compare
- 7 Switzerland 61,373 2011 US$ compare
- 8 Luxembourg 57,428 2011 US$ compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
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- 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 history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Kuwait was 65,521 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78,801 2011 US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,311 2011 US$ in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Kuwait ranks 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]