Country comparison Kuwait vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,043.32025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/22/20260.3578
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.3057chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.50%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6001/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/2026-0.52%chart-0.01%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20252,570chart168,16212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025667,290chart39,055,65612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025524.78chart2,450.0612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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