Kuwait GDP from Services
Services value added as a share of GDP.
GDP from Services in Kuwait increased to 59.62 percent of GDP in 2025 from 55.66 percent of GDP in 2024.
Kuwait GDP from Services — History
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Kuwait GDP from Services — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
GDP from Services in Kuwait increased to 59.62 percent of GDP in 2025 from 55.66 percent of GDP in 2024.
It has risen in each of the last three years.
Recent trend
A year earlier (2024) it was 55.7%, so the latest figure is 4.0 percentage points higher.
Over the past five years the average was 53.2%, with a range from 44.8% to 59.6%. The latest value is above that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in 2010 and has 16 annual observations. The latest reading is higher than 81% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 67.0% (2020) and the lowest is 36.8% (2012). The long-run average is 51.1%.
Compared with other countries
Among 202 economies with recent data, Kuwait ranks 92nd from the top. The median across all these economies is 57.7%, so Kuwait is above the typical country.
Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (22 economies with data) it ranks 6th; the regional median is 51.6%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 59.6%2025
- Previous
- 55.7%
- 5-year average
- 53.2%
- Long-run average
- 51.1%since 2010
- All-time high
- 67.0%2020
- All-time low
- 36.8%2012
- Observations
- 16Annual
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.6% | ▲ +4.0 pp |
| 2024 | 55.7% | ▲ +3.5 pp |
| 2023 | 52.2% | ▲ +7.3 pp |
| 2022 | 44.8% | ▼ −8.7 pp |
| 2021 | 53.5% | ▼ −13.5 pp |
| 2020 | 67.0% | ▲ +12.4 pp |
| 2019 | 54.6% | ▲ +2.9 pp |
| 2018 | 51.8% | ▼ −5.0 pp |
| 2017 | 56.8% | ▼ −3.9 pp |
| 2016 | 60.7% | ▲ +2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 58.4% | ▲ +16.3 pp |
| 2014 | 42.2% | ▲ +4.0 pp |
| 2013 | 38.1% | ▲ +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 36.8% | ▼ −2.0 pp |
| 2011 | 38.8% | ▼ −8.2 pp |
| 2010 | 47.0% |
GDP from Services — Kuwait vs Peers
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Understanding GDP from Services — a simple guide
What it measures
Services value added as a share of GDP.
How it is calculated
Value added by services (trade, transport, finance, IT, health, education, government) ÷ GDP × 100.
A share of 55% means more than half the economy is services.
Service-heavy economies tend to be less cyclical.
A lower share means agriculture or industry plays a bigger role.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
Services dominate most advanced economies and a growing share of emerging ones.
How to read it
Services tend to be less cyclical than industry and more dependent on domestic demand.
Data source
World Bank — World Development Indicators (series NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), annual data from 2010 to 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.