Country comparison Israel vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.0%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,513K
Annual GDP [+]2024€501,162Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$542,286Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,177chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,294chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€134,966M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,574.6chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997,048,693.4chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,096chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,263chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025AAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202362chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202479ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202415ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q434K
NMW [+]2024$1,612.3chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,450.9chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]01/16/20263.6600chart0.355501/15/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20263.1380chart0.305801/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20269.37%chart-1.54%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202035ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518º
Density [+]2024453chart2752024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart4,897,2632024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20223.70chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022148chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202418chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202363,964chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202374,404chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202512,707chart2,57012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,841,672chart667,29012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,272.23chart524.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
Israel
Kuwait