GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in Kuwait
Kuwait: GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual was -4.97 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Kuwait, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Kuwait is -4.97 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 240.5% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Kuwait peaked at 29.43 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -25.96 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Kuwait 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0331 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -5641.1% |
| 1993 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -502.8% |
| 1994 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 1996 | 15.51 % change on previous year | +219.8% |
| 1997 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1998 | -17.16 % change on previous year | +263.8% |
| 1999 | 18.09 % change on previous year | -205.4% |
| 2000 | 20.52 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2001 | -7.72 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2002 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2003 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.37 % change on previous year | +131.1% |
| 2005 | 21.77 % change on previous year | +91.5% |
| 2006 | 16.18 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 2008 | 18.66 % change on previous year | +333.3% |
| 2009 | -17.17 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -164.7% |
| 2011 | 17.23 % change on previous year | +55.2% |
| 2012 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 0.223 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2014 | -6.76 % change on previous year | -3130.6% |
| 2015 | -25.96 % change on previous year | +284.1% |
| 2016 | -6.84 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2017 | 16.23 % change on previous year | -337.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1104 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2020 | -16.46 % change on previous year | +14808.7% |
| 2021 | 29.43 % change on previous year | -278.8% |
| 2022 | 17.63 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2023 | -8.05 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 2024 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2025 | -4.97 % change on previous year | +240.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -4.97 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.62 % change on previous year. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -4.97 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -14808.7% | -0.1104 % change on previous year | -16.46 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +5641.1% | -0.0331 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -3130.6% | 0.223 % change on previous year | -6.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5692 % change on previous year | -17.16 % change on previous year | 18.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8 % change on previous year | -17.17 % change on previous year | 21.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 % change on previous year | -25.96 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 % change on previous year | -16.46 % change on previous year | 29.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 205 Gabon -3.96 % change on previous year compare
- 206 East Timor -4.69 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Brunei -4.74 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Iraq -7.03 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Guyana -7.93 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Afghanistan -8.3 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Kuwait?
- Gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Kuwait was -4.97 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.96 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual?
- Kuwait ranks 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP deflator: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.