Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 588.84 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kuwait, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kuwait stood at 588.84 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 251.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kuwait peaked at 588.84 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119.59 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 182.57 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 224.82 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 221.52 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 247.25 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 180 current US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 201.56 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 142.42 current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 155.34 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 155.46 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 184.49 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 184.64 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 214.82 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 211.33 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 230.06 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 236.09 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 195.01 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 205.57 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 233.74 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 176.46 current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 167.76 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 242.79 current US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 2016 | 207.54 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 154.76 current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 212.56 current US$ per person | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 269.68 current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 119.59 current US$ per person | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 162.33 current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 367.56 current US$ per person | +126.4% |
| 2023 | 515.26 current US$ per person | +40.2% |
| 2024 | 588.84 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 588.84 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 34% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 588.84 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 246.93 current US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211.23 current US$ per person | 180 current US$ per person | 247.25 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 191.62 current US$ per person | 142.42 current US$ per person | 236.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.59 current US$ per person | 154.76 current US$ per person | 269.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.72 current US$ per person | 119.59 current US$ per person | 588.84 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 639.53 current US$ per person compare
- 85 El Salvador 618.83 current US$ per person compare
- 86 Tonga 600.55 current US$ per person compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 552.1 current US$ per person compare
- 89 Serbia 523.35 current US$ per person compare
- 90 Guyana 482.63 current US$ per person 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kuwait?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kuwait was 588.84 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 588.84 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.59 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Kuwait ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.0%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.