Kuwait

GDP growth in Kuwait

GDP growth in Kuwait: -9.5% a year in 1982 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.7% a year
Since 1982
+12.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
84 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in KuwaitGDP growth in Kuwait: -9.5% a year in 1982 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 82.8% a year in 1992, the lowest -41% a year in 1991.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKuwait
20252.7
2024-1.5
2023-1.6
20226.8
20211.7
2020-4.8
20192.3
20182.7
2017-4.7
20162.9
20150.6
20140.5
20131.2
20126.6
20119.6
2010-2.4
2009-7.1
20082.5
20076
20067.5
200510.6
200410.2
200317.3
20023
20010.2
20004.7
1999-1.8
19983.7
19972.5
19960.6
19951.7
19948.6
199335.1
199282.8
1991-41
1990-26.2
198925.9
1988-10.1
19878.1
19868.6
1985-4.3
19845.2
19835.3
1982-9.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKuwait
2026-16.7
202717.1
202811.5
20292.3
20302.3
20312.2

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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