Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2,729 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait is 2,729 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 3,565 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,355 current US$ per person, in 1999.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,495 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 1,606 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1,501 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 1,531 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,355 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1,459 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1,597 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,656 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,777 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1,922 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 2,234 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 2,569 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 2,898 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 3,146 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 2,432 current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 2,414 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,834 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 3,018 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 3,012 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,350 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 3,429 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,305 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3,303 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,312 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,565 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,552 current US$ per person | -56.5% |
| 2021 | 1,856 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 3,086 current US$ per person | +66.3% |
| 2023 | 3,129 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,729 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.5% | 3,565 current US$ per person | 1,552 current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +66.3% | 1,856 current US$ per person | 3,086 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,498 current US$ per person | 1,355 current US$ per person | 1,606 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,169 current US$ per person | 1,459 current US$ per person | 3,146 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,154 current US$ per person | 2,414 current US$ per person | 3,565 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,471 current US$ per person | 1,552 current US$ per person | 3,129 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
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- 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kuwait was 2,729 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3,565 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.