Country comparison France vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.360502/05/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413chart0.305502/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/09/20263.44%
Risk Premium [+]02/09/202661
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20262.71%chart-1.20%02/08/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2024125chart2762023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%
Population [+]202468,882,600chart4,913,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart2,57001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart667,29001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart523.1001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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