Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Kuwait
Kuwait: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Kuwait, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 374.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Kuwait peaked at 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 118 Brunei 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Netherlands 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Poland 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Norway 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Sweden 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Kuwait?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Kuwait was 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Kuwait ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 374.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.