Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait
Kuwait: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Kuwait ranks 71st of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +64.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 50% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +64.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Kuwait was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Kuwait rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Kuwait ranks 71st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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