Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Kuwait
Kuwait: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 0.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.73
Change on year
down 40.2%
World rank
173rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 2020
All-time low
0.51
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Kuwait, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.73 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kuwait peaked at 1.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.51, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.51 | — |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 0.98 | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 0.94 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.22 | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.73 | -40.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 38% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.73 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.77 | 0.51 | 0.98 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.975 | 0.73 | 1.22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 170 Iraq 0.77 compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 0.76 compare
- 171 Paraguay 0.76 compare
- 173 Qatar 0.73 compare
- 175 Luxembourg 0.46 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kuwait?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Kuwait was 0.73 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Kuwait ranks 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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