Kuwait: Natural resources income

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 Kuwait

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 29.28
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2020
 Average 43.46
 Min - Max 13.44 - 71.17
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 29.28 percent, a decline from 39.84 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4.10 percent, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1970 to 2020 is 43.46 percent. The minimum value, 13.44 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 71.17 percent was recorded in 1974. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kuwait - Natural resources income - Recent values chart

Historical series
Kuwait - Natural resources income - historical chart - 1970-2020




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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 Energy use per $1000 GDP 158.40 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
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