Country comparison Kuwait vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,318M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-BB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
92K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$388.92023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€541.02025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%chart0.95%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%November 2025HICP [+]
4.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€7,783.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$8,424.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€11,065.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$11,977.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-3,282.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-3,552.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024275chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart9,99112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart352,09312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart5,481.6912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
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