Real GDP growth in Kuwait
Real GDP in Kuwait changed by 2.7% in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
2.7%
Change from 2024
+4.2percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
115th of 186
Real GDP growth in Kuwait over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | -1.5% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | -4.7% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | -2.4% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | -7.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from -1.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 115th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
GDP in US dollars
US$157.2 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$32,312 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$48,254 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$41,110 per person
2024 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
59.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
15.1%
2024 · World Bank