Manufacturing share of GDP — all countries

Manufacturing share of GDP — Kuwait

Manufacturing share of GDP in Kuwait in 2025 — 7.7%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 3.2 pp.

2025 7.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 132
Period maximum 13.2%1997
Period minimum 4.4%2008

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Kuwait, 1995–2025051015199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 11%1996: 11.7%1997: 13.2%1998: 11.7%1999: 11.1%2000: 6.9%2001: 6.3%2002: 7.8%2003: 7.9%2004: 8.3%2005: 7.3%2006: 5.5%2007: 5.5%2008: 4.4%2009: 5.1%2010: 6%2011: 5.6%2012: 6%2013: 5.9%2014: 5.5%2015: 7%2016: 7.2%2017: 7.5%2018: 7.4%2019: 6.4%2020: 9.1%2021: 11%2022: 7.9%2023: 7.5%2024: 8%2025: 7.7%
Change over the period: −3.2 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 7.7%
World 14.9%
Western Asia computed 12.3%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.7 −0.2 pp
2024 8 +0.4 pp
2023 7.5 −0.3 pp
2022 7.9 −3.2 pp
2021 11 +2 pp
2020 9.1 +2.7 pp
2019 6.4 −1 pp
2018 7.4 −0.1 pp
2017 7.5 +0.3 pp
2016 7.2 +0.2 pp
2015 7 +1.4 pp
2014 5.5 −0.3 pp
2013 5.9 −0.1 pp
2012 6 +0.4 pp
2011 5.6 −0.4 pp
2010 6 +0.9 pp
2009 5.1 +0.7 pp
2008 4.4 −1.1 pp
2007 5.5 +0.1 pp
2006 5.5 −1.8 pp
2005 7.3 −1.1 pp
2004 8.3 +0.4 pp
2003 7.9 +0.1 pp
2002 7.8 +1.5 pp
2001 6.3 −0.6 pp
2000 6.9 −4.2 pp
1999 11.1 −0.6 pp
1998 11.7 −1.5 pp
1997 13.2 +1.6 pp
1996 11.7 +0.7 pp
1995 11

About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.