Country comparison Kuwait vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.94%01/19/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1101/19/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%chart-0.22%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20252,570chart9,75212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025667,290chart1,765,01312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025524.78chart1,792.6812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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