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Kuwait

KWTMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Kuwait City
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70/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$172.92B
2026▲ 9.6%
Population
4.9M
2025▼ 0.7%
GDP per Capita
$33,164
2026▲ 7.4%
Life Expectancy
84.6 years
2024▲ 1.7%
Kuwait in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Kuwait· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Kuwait

Kuwait's GDP is $172.92B (2026), with a population of 4.9M, and GDP per capita of $33,164. Key indicators include real GDP growth of -0.6%, inflation at 2.8%, government debt at 22.3% of GDP, life expectancy of 84.6 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2019–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$172.92B2026▲ 9.6%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)-0.6%2026▼ 117.1%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$33,1642026▲ 7.4%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$283.13B2026▲ 2.3%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$54,3032026▲ 0.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.13%2026▼ 3.8%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$193.99B2024▼ 1.9%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$41,1102024▼ 2.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$64,0402024▲ 0.9%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)54.1%2025▼ 6.2%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)59.6%2025▲ 7.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.5%2025▲ 8.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)25.8%2024▲ 4.9%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)41.6%2024▲ 8.6%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)15.1%2024▼ 15.0%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)44.1%2024▼ 9.6%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)-5.0%2025▼ 240.3%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$81,9722025▲ 3.4%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)7.7%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)31.9%2022▼ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$29,0802019▼ 3.1%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)12.7%2019▼ 32.2%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)17.5%2024▼ 9.5%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2020—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2020—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)27.58%2020▼ 28.6%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)1.70%2020▲ 43.9%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)29.3%2020▼ 26.5%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2020▲ 18.7%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$85.07B2025▼ 8.4%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$48,2542025▲ 3.4%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$24,9632025▲ 3.4%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary14 indicators · 2006–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.8%2026▲ 16.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)22.3%2026▲ 52.7%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)27.6%2026▼ 2.8%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)26.0%2026▲ 11.6%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.4%2025▼ 18.5%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)10.5%2025▲ 56.3%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.0%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.6%2025▼ 3.2%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)34.6%2006▲ 21.2%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$51.74B2025▲ 2.0%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)8.42025▼ 6.1%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)0.312025▼ 0.1%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.182025▼ 7.6%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)87.4%2025▲ 6.1%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)94.0%2024▼ 2.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)55.8%2024▼ 3.4%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)38.2%2024▼ 0.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$89.71B2024▼ 6.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$61.52B2024▼ 3.0%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$72.07B2025▼ 4.1%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$41.61B2025▲ 9.3%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.3%2025▼ 31.2%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.9%2025▼ 70.4%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$413.1M2025▼ 32.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$23.9M2025▲ 17.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.0%2025▲ 20.1%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)5.8%2024▲ 226.5%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)22.7%2025▼ 21.8%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$35.68B2025▼ 23.6%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)4.9%2025▼ 94.6%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)109.5%2025▲ 24.5%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$172.13B2025▲ 21.7%WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)52.2%2025▲ 84.9%WB
Listed Domestic Companies1352025▼ 2.2%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)11.4%2025▼ 2.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)1.4%2025▼ 9.0%WB
Financial Institution or Mobile-Money Account Ownership (Age 15+, %)74.5%2024▼ 6.7%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)71.5%2024▼ 2.7%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)76.1%2024▼ 8.7%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)0.0%2025—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)32025—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)0.0%2025—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)2.8%2025—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)2.8%2025—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)13.3%2025—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)82025—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)11.5%2025—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population4.9M2025▼ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.7%2025▼ 172.8%WB
Population Density (per km²)2722023▲ 5.7%WB
Surface Area (sq km)17,8202023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)17,8202023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)100.0%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)4.9M2025▼ 0.7%WB
Rural Population (%)0.0%2025—WB
Life Expectancy at Birth84.6 years2024▲ 1.7%WB
Life Expectancy, Male83.8 years2024▲ 1.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female85.4 years2024▲ 2.0%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.62024▲ 2.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)102024▼ 2.7%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)1.52024▼ 0.8%WB
Net Migration42,7752025▼ 30.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.0%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)78.9%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.2%2025▲ 2.3%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)26.8%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)4.0%2025▲ 2.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)22.8%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)52.22024▼ 0.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)28.42024▲ 1.0%WB
▶Labor18 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force2.9M2025▼ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)73.4%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)47.2%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)88.6%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)2.2%2025▲ 1.4%WB
Female Unemployment (%)6.0%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)1.0%2025▲ 5.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)15.1%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)1.9%2025▼ 1.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)24.6%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Employment in Services (%)73.5%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)73.8%2016▼ 2.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)2.4%2025▲ 2.7%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)96.8%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employers (% of total employment)0.8%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)23.6%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)71.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)3.2%2025▲ 2.1%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2006–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)6.4%2024▲ 28.0%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)13.8%2025▲ 9.1%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)96.5%2020▲ 0.4%WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)95.3%2020▲ 0.5%WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)97.1%2020▲ 0.4%WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.3%2020▲ 0.2%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)82.4%2021▲ 1.2%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)95.4%2015▲ 2.5%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)51.9%2021▼ 3.4%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)80.4%2021▼ 3.5%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)85.3%2021▼ 4.1%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary21,1832016▲ 169.0%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary2,7402016▲ 2695.9%WB
Primary School Teachers32,7822021▼ 3.9%WB
Secondary School Teachers47,4432021▲ 2.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary92018▲ 0.2%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary82015▼ 7.2%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)20.4%2006▲ 2.9%WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)85.7%2020▼ 8.7%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)36.2%2006▼ 0.0%WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)32.6%2006▼ 0.0%WB
▶Health48 indicators · 2020–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.0%2023▲ 18.2%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,6792023▼ 0.3%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2023▲ 18.7%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)10.0%2023▼ 7.0%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.32020▲ 8.9%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.52020▼ 8.3%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.32020▲ 16.5%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)8.12024▼ 3.6%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)4.42024▼ 4.3%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)82023▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)7.42024▼ 3.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)8.72024▼ 3.3%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)26.2%2021▲ 6.6%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)59.0%2021▼ 5.5%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)8.3%2021▲ 1.7%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)98.0%2024▼ 1.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)102024▼ 9.1%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)3.2%2023▼ 30.4%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)8.1%2023▼ 1.2%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)36.4%2024▲ 0.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)2.4%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)2.32021▲ 5.5%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)02020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)78.952116712021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)22.394033122021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)67.784232772021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)7.0177832132024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)8.1038226142024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)4.4246423922024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)3.8255285192023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)102024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.372024—WHO
People Living with HIV17002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)26.7655852022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Physicians (total)13,6242022▼ 0.6%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel30,7952022▼ 5.2%WHO
Dentists (total)3,8292022▼ 4.3%WHO
Pharmacists (total)3,9602020▲ 139.1%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)3.52023—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)3.22023—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)2.82023—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)842023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)9.22021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1679.123535162023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)23.72024▲ 4.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)1162024▲ 5.2%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)8,9522023▼ 2.0%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)16,4962023▼ 0.4%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.3%2021▲ 228.6%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)0.1%2021▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)62.32023▼ 16.3%WB
Forest Area (%)0.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)632023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)0.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)11.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)3.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)48.9342724162023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)38.9872021—WHO
▶Agriculture10 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)8.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)14,9572023▲ 3.2%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)130.92022▲ 17.5%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)109.32022▲ 4.1%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)1462022▲ 25.8%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)2,0702023▲ 11.0%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)2,4512024▼ 12.9%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)2,008.52023▲ 47.8%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)2.5%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)30,9552023▲ 14.5%WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)100.0%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1682023▼ 0.4%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)12023▼ 25.6%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)384.32024▼ 0.3%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.09%2024▼ 6.2%WB
Patent Applications, Residents12018▼ 92.3%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents2562018▲ 591.9%WB
Scientific Journal Articles1,3952023▲ 12.0%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$359.7M2024▲ 562.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)49.3%2025▲ 10.0%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$6.25B2025▲ 14.3%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident472021▼ 26.6%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)1452024▼ 9.2%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried9.5M2023▲ 29.6%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)331.22023▲ 26.4%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)863,6182020▼ 10.0%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.202022▲ 11.9%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)37.2%2023▼ 22.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)3.1%2023▼ 50.8%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)49.9%2016▼ 12.2%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)98.6%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)93.4%2018▲ 0.6%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)1.42024▼ 9.2%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)89.6%2018▼ 2.2%WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.062015▲ 1.1%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.152021▲ 2.3%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.212023▲ 62.3%WB
Government Effectiveness0.012023▼ 93.2%WB
Political Stability0.412023▲ 39.8%WB
Regulatory Quality0.322023▲ 52.8%WB
Rule of Law0.342023▲ 22.6%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.592023▲ 13.2%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)60.4%2023▲ 2.4%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)51.4%2023▼ 10.7%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)59.0%2023▲ 2.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)58.8%2023▲ 8.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)4.8%2024▲ 1.5%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$7.79B2024▲ 0.5%WB
Armed Forces Personnel25,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.0%2020▲ 6.8%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)9.7%2024▼ 0.5%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.22020▼ 30.6%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.562020▼ 0.3%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.602020▲ 0.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.532020▼ 1.0%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School7.4 years2020▼ 0.7%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2007–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals2.2M2020▼ 74.8%WB
International Tourism, Departures2.6M2007▲ 4.7%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$524.0M2020▼ 56.3%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$6.70B2020▼ 57.7%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.1%2020▼ 32.8%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$127.0M2020▼ 74.5%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2004–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-0.7%2025▼ 172.8%WB
Population in Largest City3.4M2025▲ 1.5%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)70.0%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)70.0%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.0%2022—WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-146.8%2004▼ 105.2%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO

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