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Kuwait

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Kuwait City218,393 observations
Population
4.87M
world rank #127 / 217
GDP
157.21B
world rank #58 / 186
GDP / capita
48,254
world rank #37 / 185
Life expectancy
84.6
world rank #4 / 217

Governance

502 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile52.3#77Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile57.7#76Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile70.9#87Rule of Law0-100 percentile60.9#86
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,194 indicators
GDPcurrent US$157.21B#58GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $48,254#37GDP growth%2.7%#115Inflation%2.4%#69
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

126 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$72.07B#50Merchandise importscurrent US$41.61B#66Exports of goods & services% GDP55.8%#38Imports of goods & services% GDP38.2%#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,326 indicators
Life expectancyyears84.6#4Infant mortalityper 1k births7#33Maternal mortalityper 100k8#8Health spending% GDP5%#127
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

1,735 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross95.4%#73Education spending% GDP6.4%#7Adult literacy%96.5%#15Primary enrollment% gross82.4%#157
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

395 indicators
Populationpeople4.87M#127Population growth%-0.65%#204Urban population%100%#1Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%0.1%#170Forest area% land0.35%#201Electric power consumptionkWh per capita16,496.2#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

282 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.8,952.3#6Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

327 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area17.1%#88Capture fisheries productiontonnes2,451#163
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

256 indicators
Agricultural land% land area8.4%#184Cereal yieldkg per hectare14,956.8#4Aquaculture productiontonnes461.2#141Food production index2014-16 = 100130.9#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

113 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people167.7#14Secure internet serversper 1M people384.3#137Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.8#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

281 indicators
Internet users% pop100%#1Homicide rateper 100k0.25#2Female labor participation%47.2%#131Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1001#140
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

354 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.8#17Hazard & exposure0-102#15Vulnerability0-102.8#17
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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