Brunei vs Kuwait: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Brunei
141.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Kuwait
158.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Brunei rank
27th
Kuwait rank
24th

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal over time

  • Brunei
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 158.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 141.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Brunei, a difference of 17.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kuwait ahead.

Brunei ranks 27th and Kuwait ranks 24th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.