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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait

Kuwait: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait, 1995–2024

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251995200920241995: 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.085 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.115 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.103 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait peaked at 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

Kuwait ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1997 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1998 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.0%
1999 0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.5%
2000 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2001 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.6%
2002 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2003 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2004 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2005 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.4%
2006 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2007 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
2008 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2009 0.0642 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
2010 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2011 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2012 0.0579 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2013 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2014 0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.4%
2015 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP +52.0%
2016 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2017 0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2018 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2019 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2020 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.3%
2021 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2022 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP +41.5%
2023 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.9%
2024 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0711 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 13 Tonga 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 14 Maldives 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 15 Palau 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 17 Marshall Islands 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 18 Andorra 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 19 Comoros 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kuwait was 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Kuwait rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Kuwait ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.