Country comparison Kuwait vs Benin 2018

Kuwait			Benin
Comptes nationaux - Government
Annual GDP [+]	2016	100,165M.€	7,754M.€	2016	Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]	2016	110,873M.$	8,583M.$	2016	Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	23,370€	716€	2016	GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	25,869$	792$	2016	GDP per capita [+]
Debt [+]	2016	9,903	3,850	2016	Debt [+]
Debt [+]	2016	10,962	4,262	2016	Debt [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]	2016	9.88%	49.68%	2016	Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	2,311€	355€	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	2,558$	393$	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]	2016	628	-458	2016	Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit (M.$) [+]	2016	695	-507	2016	Deficit (M.$) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]	2016	0.63%	-5.91%	2016	Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	52,869.3	1,647.5	2016	Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	58,521.0	1,823.7	2016	Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2006	3,041.3	326.0	2015	Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2006	3,818.6	361.6	2015	Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2006	13.37%	17.48%	2015	Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]	2014	5.77%	9.55%	2014	Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	5,926.8	88.6	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	6,560.4	98.1	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2015	9.24%	7.36%	2013	Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]	2016	52.77%	21.26%	2016	Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	12,335€	152€	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	13,654$	168$	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2006	955€	31€	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2006	1,200$	34$	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	793€	16€	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	1,053$	21$	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2016	1,383€	8€	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2016	1,531$	9$	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]	05/26/2017	Aa2
S&P Rating [+]	07/20/2011	AA	NR	11/01/2013	S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]	05/02/2018	AA	B	05/05/2011	Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]	2017	39	39	2017	Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]	2017	52º	120º	2017	Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]	2015	57.5	78.8	2015	Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]	2017	56º	116º	2017	Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]	2011	213.8 $
NMW [+]	2011	161.0 €
Human Capital Ranking [+]	2016	97º	113º	2016	Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]	05/14/2018	0.3614
US Dollar exchange rate [+]	05/14/2018	0.3015
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]	03/29/2018	3.52%
Business
Doing Business [+]	2018	96º	151º	2018	Doing Business [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]	2015	442.60	23.88	2015	Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]	01/01/2013	0%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]	2016	0%
Trade
Exports [+]	2017	49,421.6 M.€	1,864.9 M.€	2017	Exports [+]
Exports [+]	2017	55,831.6 M.$	2,106.8 M.$	2017	Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]	2016	41.70%	20.56%	2016	Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]	2017	29,593.5 M.€	2,605.0 M.€	2017	Imports [+]
Imports [+]	2017	33,431.8 M.$	2,942.8 M.$	2017	Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]	2016	27.77%	33.08%	2016	Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	19,828.1 M.€	-740.0 M.€	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	22,399.8 M.$	-836.0 M.$	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]	2016	13.93%	-12.52%	2016	Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]	2016	241	94	2016	Density [+]
Population [+]	2016	4,286,000	10,836,000	2016	Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]	2015	2,866,136	245,399	2015	Immigrant stock [+]
Remittance received (M.$) [+]	2016	4.0	207.1	2016	Remittance received (M.$) [+]
% Immigrant [+]	2015	67.61%	2.33%	2015	% Immigrant [+]
Remittance sent (M.$) [+]	2016	10,717.9	734.2	2016	Remittance sent (M.$) [+]
Emigrant stock [+]	2015	187,871	615,852	2015	Emigrant stock [+]
% Emigrant [+]	2015	4.43%	5.84%	2015	% Emigrant [+]
HDI [+]	2015	0.800	0.485	2015	HDI [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]	2017	58º	79º	2017	Global Peace Ranking [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]	2016	128º	127º	2016	Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Birth Rate [+]	2016	16.42‰	37.03‰	2016	Birth Rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]	2016	1.97	4.98	2016	Fertility Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]	2016	2.74‰	9.17‰	2016	Crude death rate [+]
Life expectancy [+]	2016	74.69	60.91	2016	Life expectancy [+]
Number of homicides [+]	2012	61	654	2015	Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]	2012	1.78	6.01	2015	Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]	2016	25.06	0.60	2016	CO2 Tons per capita [+]

Kuwait

Capital: Kuwait City
Population: 4,286,000
Surface Area: 17,820 km2
Currency: Kuwaiti dinars (1 EUR=0.3614 KWD)
Religion: Mostly Islam
Belongs to: ACD, Arab League, GCC, IMF, UN, OPEC

Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 10,836,000
Surface Area: 114,760 km2
Currency: West African CFA franc
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, ECOWAS, IMF, UN, AU