Country comparison Kuwait vs Malaysia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€390,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$422,227M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€11,6622024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$12,6192024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart273,4762024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart295,9162024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart70.08%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€8,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$8,8442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-15,4122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-16,6762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-3.95%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart93,106.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart100,745.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart12,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart14,048.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart14.10%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart7,318.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart7,913.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart7.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart3,853.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart4,169.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart4.52%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart23.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€2,7832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$3,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3932023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$4252023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€2082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$2252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€1152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1A301/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-A-06/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-BBB+12/04/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart27º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart53.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128º
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart33º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.4%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
513K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$326.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€295.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart33º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/11/20260.3630chart4.633802/12/2026Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.3052chart3.907002/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/11/2026-1.73%chart4.40%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Money Market
2.75%07/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart12º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart604,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart20.06December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
774,6002023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart547.012020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
13.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart10.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart10,071,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€289,309.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$312,830.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart78.24%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€245,768.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$265,749.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart66.46%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€43,540.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$47,090.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart11.77%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023276chart1012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart10º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart1,634.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart10.71%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart5.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart12.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart6,187.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart5.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.8%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart33,460,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart3,476,5602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart1,860,0372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.8072022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart114º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart76.662023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,7522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart5.622015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart2582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.732023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart8.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart4772024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart3,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart178,6532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart192,9792023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,570chart37,35101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026667,290chart5,329,83601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart27,551,14408/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026523.10chart1,116.2901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart72,657,28808/14/2024Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
Malaysia