Human capital in Kuwait

Kuwait: Human capital was 294.51 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
294.51 billion current US$
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
75th
of 150 countries
All-time high
504.89 billion current US$
in 2014
All-time low
110.62 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Kuwait, 1995–2020

100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B1995200720201995: 110.6B current US$1996: 114.5B current US$1997: 117.5B current US$1998: 127.2B current US$1999: 131.5B current US$2000: 133.2B current US$2001: 137.6B current US$2002: 162.5B current US$2003: 178.7B current US$2004: 199.0B current US$2005: 222.1B current US$2006: 252.2B current US$2007: 304.8B current US$2008: 364.3B current US$2009: 357.3B current US$2010: 403.4B current US$2011: 461.7B current US$2012: 471.2B current US$2013: 490.5B current US$2014: 504.9B current US$2015: 358.1B current US$2016: 331.9B current US$2017: 354.9B current US$2018: 397.0B current US$2019: 391.1B current US$2020: 294.5B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 294.51 billion current US$ for human capital in 2020.

That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Kuwait peaked at 504.89 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 110.62 billion current US$, in 1995.

Kuwait ranks 75th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 120.26 billion current US$ 110.62 billion current US$ 131.49 billion current US$ 5
2000s 231.16 billion current US$ 133.21 billion current US$ 364.26 billion current US$ 10
2010s 416.47 billion current US$ 331.87 billion current US$ 504.89 billion current US$ 10
2020s 294.51 billion current US$ 294.51 billion current US$ 294.51 billion current US$ 1

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  2. 73 Lithuania 301.05 billion current US$ compare
  3. 74 Cameroon 298.23 billion current US$ compare
  4. 76 Oman 284.07 billion current US$ compare
  5. 77 Angola 283.99 billion current US$ compare
  6. 78 Croatia 281.93 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Kuwait?
Human capital in Kuwait was 294.51 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 504.89 billion current US$ in 2014.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 110.62 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Kuwait rank for human capital?
Kuwait ranks 75th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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