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Kuwait

KW

Kuwait City · pop. 5M · Arabic · Kuwaiti dinar

Trajectories

economic complexity

#62

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #51 in 1995.

2024 · 0.31

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19950.42
19960.35−0.07 pts
19970.42+0.07 pts
1998high0.49+0.07 pts
19990.39−0.10 pts
20000.16−0.23 pts
20010.14−0.02 pts
20020.140 pts
20030.01−0.13 pts
20040.17+0.16 pts
20050.29+0.12 pts
20060.17−0.13 pts
20070.29+0.13 pts
20080.11−0.18 pts
20090.08−0.02 pts
20100.19+0.11 pts
20110.03−0.16 pts
2012low−0.35−0.38 pts
20130.11+0.46 pts
2014−0.08−0.18 pts
2015−0.05+0.02 pts
2016−0.00+0.05 pts
2017−0.07−0.07 pts
2018−0.06+0.01 pts
20190.32+0.38 pts
20200.310 pts
20210.25−0.07 pts
20220.27+0.02 pts
20230.07−0.20 pts
2024latest0.31+0.25 pts

economic momentum

$32.7K

Up 70% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $32.7K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$10.9K
1991low$8,147−25.5%
1992$12.1K+49.1%
1993$14.3K+17.9%
1994$14.9K+4.3%
1995$16.2K+8.3%
1996$18.2K+12.6%
1997$17.0K−6.7%
1998$14.1K−17.1%
1999$15.9K+12.7%
2000$19.3K+21.7%
2001$17.4K−10.0%
2002$18.5K+6.6%
2003$22.7K+22.6%
2004$27.6K+21.4%
2005$36.1K+31.1%
2006$42.9K+18.9%
2007$45.7K+6.4%
2008high$55.6K+21.6%
2009$37.9K−31.8%
2010$39.2K+3.4%
2011$49.2K+25.4%
2012$52.2K+6.1%
2013$49.7K−4.8%
2014$44.4K−10.6%
2015$29.9K−32.7%
2016$27.3K−8.6%
2017$29.0K+6.3%
2018$32.1K+10.4%
2019$31.7K−1.1%
2020$25.2K−20.4%
2021$34.0K+34.8%
2022$40.0K+17.5%
2023$34.1K−14.8%
2024latest$32.7K−4.0%

prices

2.9%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.9%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19909.8%
19919.1%−0.78 pts
1992low−0.5%−9.60 pts
19930.4%+0.93 pts
19942.5%+2.15 pts
19952.7%+0.15 pts
19963.6%+0.87 pts
19970.7%−2.87 pts
19980.1%−0.55 pts
19993.0%+2.86 pts
20001.8%−1.18 pts
20011.3%−0.51 pts
20020.9%−0.41 pts
20031.0%+0.07 pts
20041.2%+0.29 pts
20054.1%+2.89 pts
20063.1%−1.09 pts
20075.5%+2.43 pts
2008high10.6%+5.10 pts
20094.6%−5.97 pts
20104.5%−0.11 pts
20114.8%+0.34 pts
20123.3%−1.58 pts
20132.7%−0.57 pts
20142.9%+0.23 pts
20153.3%+0.36 pts
20163.2%−0.07 pts
20172.2%−1.03 pts
20180.5%−1.63 pts
20191.1%+0.55 pts
20202.1%+1.01 pts
20213.4%+1.32 pts
20224.0%+0.56 pts
20233.6%−0.34 pts
2024latest2.9%−0.74 pts

demographic curve

1.6 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 5.2 in 1980.

2024 · 1.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19607.2
19617.2+0.3%
19627.3+0.1%
19637.3+0.3%
19647.3+0.2%
19657.3+0.4%
1966high7.3+0.4%
19677.3−0.2%
19687.3−0.7%
19697.2−1.3%
19707.0−2.2%
19716.8−2.6%
19726.6−3.0%
19736.4−3.1%
19746.2−3.1%
19756.1−2.8%
19765.9−2.7%
19775.7−3.1%
19785.5−3.3%
19795.3−3.4%
19805.2−2.8%
19815.0−3.1%
19824.8−3.4%
19834.7−3.9%
19844.5−4.4%
19854.2−5.3%
19864.0−5.1%
19873.8−4.4%
19883.7−3.3%
19893.6−2.9%
19903.5−3.0%
19913.4−2.6%
19923.4−1.3%
19933.3−1.2%
19943.3−1.2%
19953.2−0.7%
19963.2−0.8%
19973.1−2.7%
19983.0−3.1%
19993.0−2.9%
20002.9−2.2%
20012.8−1.7%
20022.8−1.5%
20032.8−0.9%
20042.8−0.3%
20052.7−1.1%
20062.6−5.2%
20072.4−6.8%
20082.3−6.1%
20092.2−4.9%
20102.0−5.2%
20112.0−4.3%
20122.0+1.7%
20132.0−1.1%
20142.1+4.7%
20152.0−1.5%
20162.1+1.5%
20172.2+4.8%
20182.1−1.9%
20192.1−1.7%
20202.0−2.4%
20212.1+5.7%
20221.5−28.0%
2023low1.5−1.4%
2024latest1.6+2.4%

Metrics

  1. population
    5M
    119 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $165B
    57 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $34,076
    30 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $8B
    32 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    4.8%
    12 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    18K km²
    158 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    278 /km²
    21 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    83.2 yr
    9 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    100%
    2 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    23.7 t
    2 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    100%
    1 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.6
    111 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    67%
    3 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.0%
    151 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    104 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    145
    88 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    1.3K
    79 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    6%
    76 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. youth unemployment
    15%
    97 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    96%
    34 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.13
    115 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    46
    55 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    34.4
    90 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.852
    45 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    488
    123 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    3.0K
    80 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data