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Kuwait - GDP per Capita 1980

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GDP divided by midyear population · World Bank

$19,032 +$1,646 from 1979 Global rank: 8th

Kuwait's gdp per capita was $19,032 in 1980, increased +$1,646 from $17,386 in 1979. This was the 8th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1980▾

GDP per Capita by Country - 1980
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Brunei Darussalam	$58,005	73.1%
2nd	Monaco	$50,814	12.9%
3rd	United Arab Emirates	$42,925	25.4%
4th	Qatar	$28,375	30.3%
5th	Saudi Arabia	$27,206	38.7%
6th	Liechtenstein	$20,959	6.5%
7th	Switzerland	$19,394	6.2%
8th	Kuwait	$19,032	9.5%
9th	Sweden	$17,073	14.9%
10th	Luxembourg	$16,531	8.7%
11th	Norway	$15,772	20.9%
12th	Iceland	$15,340	17.3%
13th	Denmark	$13,822	0.5%
14th	Netherlands	$13,812	7.8%
15th	Belgium	$12,864	8.9%
16th	United States	$12,575	7.7%
17th	France	$12,565	13.6%
18th	Andorra	$12,475	4.0%
19th	Germany	$12,183	7.6%
20th	Libya	$11,960	26.7%
21st	Faroe Islands	$11,446	8.5%
22nd	Bermuda	$11,427	18.2%
23rd	Finland	$11,225	20.3%
24th	Canada	$11,208	11.2%
25th	Austria	$10,827	11.0%
26th	Australia	$10,223	9.8%
27th	United Kingdom	$10,032	28.5%
28th	Bahrain	$9,733	23.3%
29th	Japan	$9,669	4.0%
30th	Greenland	$9,483	11.8%
31st	Italy	$8,476	21.0%
32nd	French Polynesia	$8,439	5.3%
33rd	European Union	$8,116	11.4%
34th	New Caledonia	$7,893	11.6%
35th	New Zealand	$7,467	12.0%
36th	Israel	$6,549	9.7%
37th	Ireland	$6,372	17.4%
38th	Spain	$6,204	7.6%
39th	Nauru	$6,138	3.2%
40th	Oman	$5,974	51.9%
41st	Greece	$5,812	3.3%
42nd	Bahamas, The	$5,743	15.0%
43rd	Gabon	$5,718	37.6%
44th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$5,700	24.8%
45th	Trinidad and Tobago	$5,559	33.8%
46th	Singapore	$4,928	26.3%
47th	Puerto Rico (US)	$4,503	11.9%
48th	Cyprus	$4,232	65.4%
49th	Barbados	$4,025	50.9%
50th	Malta	$3,948	23.6%
51st	Iraq	$3,868	34.7%
52nd	Uruguay	$3,443	40.9%
53rd	Portugal	$3,368	22.2%
54th	Mexico	$3,055	49.1%
55th	South Africa	$3,029	37.6%
56th	Argentina	$2,748	9.4%
57th	Chile	$2,571	31.0%
58th	Seychelles	$2,478	22.1%
59th	Namibia	$2,468	-
60th	Palau	$2,423	10.7%
61st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$2,368	0.7%
62nd	Panama	$2,357	21.6%
63rd	Algeria	$2,276	23.5%
64th	Bulgaria	$2,239	-
65th	Ecuador	$2,190	22.8%
66th	Hungary	$2,158	15.7%
67th	Suriname	$2,118	2.2%
68th	Antigua and Barbuda	$2,053	20.4%
69th	Romania	$2,052	-
70th	Cuba	$2,031	1.2%
71st	Costa Rica	$2,021	16.5%
72nd	Brazil	$1,959	4.8%
73rd	Guinea	$1,931	7.9%
74th	Malaysia	$1,886	12.3%
75th	Fiji	$1,873	15.2%
76th	Belize	$1,774	65.6%
77th	Jordan	$1,750	15.2%
78th	Korea	$1,746	-3.8%
79th	Poland	$1,600	-
80th	St. Kitts and Nevis	$1,598	16.8%
81st	Türkiye	$1,516	-24.7%
82nd	Syrian Arab Republic	$1,458	27.2%
83rd	Paraguay	$1,457	26.8%
84th	St. Lucia	$1,428	-
85th	Lebanon	$1,356	-
86th	Tunisia	$1,324	18.9%
87th	Colombia	$1,280	16.8%
88th	Jamaica	$1,249	9.1%
89th	Côte d'Ivoire	$1,238	7.0%
90th	Mongolia	$1,235	-
91st	Mauritius	$1,187	-8.1%
92nd	Dominican Republic	$1,180	20.0%
93rd	Grenada	$1,173	9.6%
94th	Guatemala	$1,142	11.3%
95th	Botswana	$1,132	24.5%
96th	Morocco	$1,110	32.9%
97th	Vanuatu	$1,048	-0.7%
98th	Peru	$1,045	10.9%
99th	Dominica	$996	32.1%
100th	Zimbabwe	$949	21.8%
101st	Congo, Republic of	$933	39.2%
102nd	Eswatini	$908	27.2%
103rd	Nigeria	$870	31.7%
104th	Marshall Islands	$868	1.0%
105th	Honduras	$854	11.1%
106th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$829	3.3%
107th	São Tomé and Principe	$829	21.3%
108th	Papua New Guinea	$813	8.7%
109th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$790	15.0%
110th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$788	0.3%
111th	El Salvador	$787	1.8%
112th	Cameroon	$784	9.2%
113th	Guyana	$779	13.1%
114th	Senegal	$772	7.7%
115th	Solomon Islands	$768	16.7%
116th	Philippines	$767	15.0%
117th	Samoa	$765	2.0%
118th	Angola	$729	-
119th	Comoros	$721	-
120th	Mauritania	$711	7.0%
121st	Thailand	$709	15.8%
122nd	Zambia	$669	12.4%
123rd	Nicaragua	$659	33.1%
124th	Viet Nam	$653	-
125th	Tanzania	$611	12.7%
126th	Albania	$591	-
127th	Lao PDR	$585	-
128th	Madagascar	$578	45.7%
129th	Tuvalu	$571	0.9%
130th	Togo	$549	23.9%
131st	Tonga	$545	19.0%
132nd	Kiribati	$542	-5.3%
133rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$539	-7.4%
134th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$493	17.2%
135th	Indonesia	$487	37.7%
136th	Kenya	$454	12.5%
137th	Liberia	$443	1.9%
138th	Cabo Verde	$440	-
139th	Sudan	$418	2.3%
140th	Niger	$409	15.4%
141st	Mozambique	$397	-
142nd	Ghana	$372	7.4%
143rd	Mali	$359	66.0%
144th	Benin	$358	15.2%
145th	Guinea-Bissau	$347	-7.7%
146th	Gambia, The	$338	12.5%
147th	Sierra Leone	$336	-2.7%
148th	Central African Republic	$325	12.5%
149th	Lesotho	$307	44.5%
150th	Bhutan	$297	18.1%
151st	Malawi	$287	-
152nd	Pakistan	$287	15.3%
153rd	Burkina Faso	$278	7.4%
154th	India	$271	18.9%
155th	Sri Lanka	$271	17.5%
156th	Maldives	$258	7.2%
157th	Haiti	$246	25.6%
158th	Rwanda	$234	9.6%
159th	Chad	$229	2.6%
160th	Burundi	$210	12.7%
161st	Bangladesh	$206	13.8%
162nd	China	$195	5.9%
163rd	Equatorial Guinea	$175	-53.3%
164th	Cambodia	$143	0.7%
165th	Nepal	$125	2.7%
166th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$101	-6.2%
167th	Uganda	$94	-43.0%
168th	Myanmar	$31	7.0%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's gdp per capita in 1980?▾

Kuwait's gdp per capita in 1980 was $19,032. This ranked 8th globally.

How did Kuwait's gdp per capita change in 1980?▾

Kuwait's gdp per capita increased by 9.5% in 1980 compared to 1979.

Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1980?▾

Brunei Darussalam had the highest gdp per capita in 1980 at $58,005.

What is the gdp per capita of Kuwait in 1980?▾

The gdp per capita of Kuwait in 1980 was $19,032. This ranked 8th globally.

How does 1980 compare to 1979 for Kuwait's gdp per capita?▾

Kuwait's gdp per capita went from $17,386 in 1979 to $19,032 in 1980, a 9.5% increase.

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