Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait is 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait peaked at 888,833 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 141,077 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
Kuwait ranks 13th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 141,077 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 155,948 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 150,617 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 158,418 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 144,444 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 160,045 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 179,966 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 191,470 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 210,438 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 232,716 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 280,415 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 340,853 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 407,800 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 468,070 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 381,538 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 398,765 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 498,260 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 565,264 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 592,985 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 689,113 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 737,823 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 742,536 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 770,034 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 803,479 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 888,833 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 383,351 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 454,150 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 794,910 current US$ per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 | -56.9% | 888,833 current US$ per square kilometre | 383,351 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +75.0% | 454,150 current US$ per square kilometre | 794,910 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150,101 current US$ per square kilometre | 141,077 current US$ per square kilometre | 158,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 285,331 current US$ per square kilometre | 160,045 current US$ per square kilometre | 468,070 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,709 current US$ per square kilometre | 398,765 current US$ per square kilometre | 888,833 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 621,186 current US$ per square kilometre | 383,351 current US$ per square kilometre | 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 10 Maldives 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Cayman Islands 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Curacao 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Belgium 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Netherlands 752,421 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Andorra 634,794 current US$ per square kilometre 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Kuwait was 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 888,833 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,077 current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Kuwait ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.