Country comparison Kuwait vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€24,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$26,4882024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€7,0052024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$7,5802024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-B+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128º
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/12/20260.3575
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/20260.3058
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024275chart6572024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart282,4672024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart59312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart109,14112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart2,099.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
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