Country comparison Kuwait vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796º
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555chart104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058chart89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%
Prices
14.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024275chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart10,94712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart1,239,90412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart1,885.4812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
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