Country comparison Kuwait vs Israel

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,513K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€501,162M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$542,286M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€50,1772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$54,2942024GDP per capita [+]
€134,966M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart338,9882024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart366,8032024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart67.64%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€33,9392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$36,7242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-41,4072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-44,8052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-8.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart219,482.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart237,492.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart29,574.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart31,158.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart16.07%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart25,997,048,693.42024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart23,718.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart11.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart43,985.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart47,594.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart19.99%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart43.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€21,9752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$23,7782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3,0962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$3,2632022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€2,6782024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$2,5622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€4,4042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$4,7652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Baa107/07/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-A11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-A+04/23/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart622023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart20º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart51.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart79º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart15º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
34K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$1,612.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€1,450.92024NMW [+]
$35,4962015Average Wage [+]
€50,7492024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart18º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555chart3.660001/16/2026Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058chart3.138001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%chart9.37%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
4.00%01/08/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart35º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart270,433December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart36.50December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart384.262020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart17.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart50.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart2,675,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€61,863.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$66,892.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart13.03%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€84,420.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$91,283.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart17.79%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-22,557.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-24,391.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-4.75%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
18º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart4532024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart155º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart990.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart21.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart3.89%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart18.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,926.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart5.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart2.852023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart9,988,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart1,953,5752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart358,6912020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart91º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart83.202023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart3582022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart3.702022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart1482022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.632022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart4.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart182024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart12.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart63,9642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart74,4042023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart12,70712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart4,841,67212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart6,385,73112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart1,272.2312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart18,852,56412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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