Kuwait

Economy

• GDP

  : 157.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 32312 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.7 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 274.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 56468 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.4 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 2.2 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 15.1 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 55.8 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 38.2 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 28.2 B$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : 22.7 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 51.7 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.3 % (2025)

• Agriculture

  : 0.5 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 54.1 % (2025)

• Services

  : 59.6 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 1.9 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 4.9 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : -0.7 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 42 775 (2025)

• Population density

  : 272.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 84.6 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.56 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 10.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 1.52 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 100.0 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.9 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.7 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 27.5 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 38.9 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 488.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 6.4 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 5.0 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 100.0 % (2025)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 167.7 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.6 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 383.4 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 57.3 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 58.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 25 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 4.8 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 135.0 (1991)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 23.7 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 21.2 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 0.1 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 0.3 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 8 952 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 0.4 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 37.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 7.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 62.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 34.4 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 169.7 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 57.3 (2024)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 11.8 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 6.25 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 8.10 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 8.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 9.3 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 35.2 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 48.3 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 25.6 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 19.4 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 84.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.27 (2020)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.33 (2020)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 1.43 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 34.6 % (2006)

• Fiscal balance

  : -5.6 % (1998)

• General government debt

  : 3.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 7.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.22 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.33 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.25 (2020)

• Political stability

  : 0.29 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.23 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.40 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.72 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 16.7 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 2.14 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 90.9 % (2018)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 2.8 % (2015)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 413.1 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 41.6 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 44.1 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.54 (2025)