Country comparison Kuwait vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-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
6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/17/20260.3609
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.3052chart0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.14%02/18/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3902/18/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/2026-1.74%chart11.98%02/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 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
44.5%2024Tax 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€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
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 [+]202383.19chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart13.412023Suicide 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 [+]202378,047chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,570chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026667,290chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026523.10chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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