Country comparison Kuwait vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202346
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3
RTI Raking [+]2024128º
Innovation Ranking [+]202471º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9
NMW [+]2024€222.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796º
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/05/20260.3605
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/20260.3056chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/2026-1.88%chart4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3M
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5M
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8M
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023276chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271
HDI [+]20220.847
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131º
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154
Suicide rate [+]20153.92
Number of homicides [+]202011
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047
Generation GWh [+]202385,562
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20262,570
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026667,290
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026523.10
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221
Kuwait
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros