Country comparison Kuwait vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€151,367Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$163,716Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€30,808chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$33,321chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.17%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202339,771chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202343,016chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202326.28%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,736.2chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,751.6chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20206,374.5chart31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20207,275.0chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202011.91%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20226,465.0chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20226,807.7chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.40%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,410.5chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,015.1chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.45%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.71%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,008chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,233chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€1,470chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$1,678chart$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€1,409chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$1,483chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,508chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,631chart$6672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/15/2022A+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.9%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]05/21/20250.3472
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/21/20250.3067chart0.883305/21/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.17%05/22/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
5305/22/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/21/202511.44%chart6.07%05/21/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.6%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.1%April 2025HICP [+]
3.2%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.2%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€495,054.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$535,836.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202351.31%chart80.63%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€475,375.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$514,537.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.91%chart77.42%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€19,678.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$21,299.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.40%chart3.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20242,570chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024667,290chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024523.10chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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