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Kuwait - GNI per Capita 1981

Name: Kuwait GNI per Capita 1981
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GNI divided by midyear population · World Bank

$19,470 +$1,530 from 1980 Global rank: 6th

Kuwait's gni per capita was $19,470 in 1981, increased +$1,530 from $17,940 in 1980. This was the 6th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1981▾

GNI per Capita by Country - 1981
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	$47,820	1.9%
2nd	Qatar	$29,520	16.0%
3rd	Saudi Arabia	$27,500	17.0%
4th	Liechtenstein	$23,110	0.8%
5th	Switzerland	$21,930	-1.7%
6th	Kuwait	$19,470	8.5%
7th	Sweden	$17,530	1.3%
8th	Iceland	$16,560	5.2%
9th	Norway	$16,410	4.9%
10th	Luxembourg	$15,400	0.1%
11th	United States	$14,360	7.2%
12th	Denmark	$14,190	-6.1%
13th	Netherlands	$13,720	-5.6%
14th	Belgium	$13,190	-5.7%
15th	France	$13,040	0.7%
16th	Germany	$12,580	-3.6%
17th	Canada	$12,370	6.6%
18th	Finland	$11,970	4.7%
19th	Australia	$11,890	9.6%
20th	Japan	$11,300	2.7%
21st	Austria	$11,130	-2.5%
22nd	United Kingdom	$10,660	11.6%
23rd	Libya	$9,480	-8.5%
24th	Greenland	$9,100	-1.8%
25th	French Polynesia	$8,870	0.1%
26th	Italy	$8,730	3.3%
27th	Bahrain	$8,530	12.2%
28th	European Union	$8,302	-1.0%
29th	New Zealand	$8,240	7.4%
30th	Nauru	$7,950	1.5%
31st	New Caledonia	$7,480	0.3%
32nd	Israel	$7,140	10.7%
33rd	Ireland	$6,780	6.3%
34th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$6,360	11.0%
35th	Oman	$6,320	38.3%
36th	Spain	$6,310	1.6%
37th	Greece	$6,250	-2.0%
38th	Trinidad and Tobago	$5,880	18.3%
39th	Singapore	$5,380	13.7%
40th	Bahamas, The	$5,270	-3.8%
41st	Gabon	$5,120	14.8%
42nd	Malta	$4,670	9.1%
43rd	Barbados	$4,110	18.8%
44th	Cyprus	$4,050	19.5%
45th	Puerto Rico (US)	$3,890	4.6%
46th	Uruguay	$3,610	27.6%
47th	Iraq	$3,430	-12.7%
48th	Portugal	$3,420	2.1%
49th	Mexico	$3,310	28.3%
50th	Palau	$3,020	5.6%
51st	South Africa	$3,020	14.0%
52nd	Chile	$2,820	20.5%
53rd	Argentina	$2,800	-14.1%
54th	Suriname	$2,530	15.0%
55th	Panama	$2,500	9.6%
56th	Seychelles	$2,460	14.4%
57th	Cuba	$2,440	13.5%
58th	Ecuador	$2,400	16.5%
59th	Antigua and Barbuda	$2,340	11.4%
60th	Hungary	$2,300	6.0%
61st	Algeria	$2,270	10.7%
62nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$2,270	9.1%
63rd	Jordan	$2,170	12.4%
64th	Brazil	$2,110	-2.8%
65th	Korea	$2,070	8.4%
66th	Malaysia	$2,030	6.8%
67th	Fiji	$2,020	9.2%
68th	Guinea	$1,920	0.5%
69th	St. Kitts and Nevis	$1,860	10.7%
70th	Paraguay	$1,810	20.7%
71st	Türkiye	$1,810	0.0%
72nd	Belize	$1,690	10.5%
73rd	Syrian Arab Republic	$1,630	10.9%
74th	Costa Rica	$1,420	-26.8%
75th	Colombia	$1,390	7.8%
76th	Tunisia	$1,370	3.8%
77th	Jamaica	$1,310	6.5%
78th	Botswana	$1,290	21.7%
79th	Mauritius	$1,290	2.4%
80th	Tuvalu	$1,290	4.0%
81st	Dominican Republic	$1,270	7.6%
82nd	Grenada	$1,260	3.3%
83rd	Guatemala	$1,240	3.3%
84th	Marshall Islands	$1,240	10.7%
85th	Dominica	$1,200	21.2%
86th	Peru	$1,180	14.6%
87th	Côte d'Ivoire	$1,110	-1.8%
88th	Congo, Republic of	$1,070	33.8%
89th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$1,020	13.3%
90th	Morocco	$990	-1.0%
91st	Zimbabwe	$990	19.3%
92nd	Honduras	$960	4.3%
93rd	Vanuatu	$940	-
94th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$930	16.3%
95th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$880	10.0%
96th	Philippines	$840	7.7%
97th	Papua New Guinea	$820	1.2%
98th	São Tomé and Principe	$810	-5.8%
99th	Cameroon	$800	23.1%
100th	Senegal	$800	0.0%
101st	Thailand	$790	6.8%
102nd	Samoa	$790	-9.2%
103rd	El Salvador	$760	2.7%
104th	Mauritania	$750	1.4%
105th	Guyana	$740	-3.9%
106th	Zambia	$720	16.1%
107th	Tanzania	$670	3.1%
108th	Nicaragua	$660	10.0%
109th	Kiribati	$590	-4.8%
110th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$560	-12.5%
111th	Indonesia	$530	12.8%
112th	Liberia	$520	-1.9%
113th	Togo	$520	-7.1%
114th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$510	6.3%
115th	Lesotho	$490	16.7%
116th	Madagascar	$490	2.1%
117th	Sudan	$480	6.7%
118th	Guinea-Bissau	$460	24.3%
119th	Kenya	$460	0.0%
120th	Benin	$390	5.4%
121st	Ghana	$380	-2.6%
122nd	Niger	$380	-5.0%
123rd	Sierra Leone	$370	-2.6%
124th	Gambia, The	$340	0.0%
125th	Pakistan	$330	10.0%
126th	Central African Republic	$320	0.0%
127th	Sri Lanka	$310	10.7%
128th	India	$300	11.1%
129th	Burkina Faso	$290	0.0%
130th	Bhutan	$270	8.0%
131st	Maldives	$270	12.5%
132nd	Rwanda	$270	3.8%
133rd	Haiti	$260	4.0%
134th	Burundi	$240	20.0%
135th	Bangladesh	$240	14.3%
136th	Chad	$230	-4.2%
137th	China	$220	0.0%
138th	Mali	$210	23.5%
139th	Nepal	$150	15.4%
140th	Cambodia	$120	0.0%
141st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$120	9.1%
142nd	Myanmar	$40	0.0%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's gni per capita in 1981?▾

Kuwait's gni per capita in 1981 was $19,470. This ranked 6th globally.

How did Kuwait's gni per capita change in 1981?▾

Kuwait's gni per capita increased by 8.5% in 1981 compared to 1980.

Which country had the highest gni per capita in 1981?▾

United Arab Emirates had the highest gni per capita in 1981 at $47,820.

What is the gni per capita of Kuwait in 1981?▾

The gni per capita of Kuwait in 1981 was $19,470. This ranked 6th globally.

How does 1981 compare to 1980 for Kuwait's gni per capita?▾

Kuwait's gni per capita went from $17,940 in 1980 to $19,470 in 1981, a 8.5% increase.

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