Country comparison Kuwait vs New Zealand

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart-0.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,731K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€238,773M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$260,172M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€45,1362024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$48,8392024GDP per capita [+]
€56,766M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart119,9662024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart129,8102024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart50.24%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€22,6782024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$24,5392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-8,6112024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-9,3172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-3.61%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart99,955.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart108,157.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart12,379.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart13,304.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart12.73%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart19,306,127,345.42024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart20,081.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart2,851.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart3,106.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart2.82%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart41.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€18,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$20,4462024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€2,3812023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$2,5752023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€3,6492024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3,8822023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€5392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$5832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aaa04/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AA+02/21/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AA+09/09/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart852023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart19º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart15.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart52º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart25º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.7%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
145K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,271.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€2,189.82025NMW [+]
$39,0802015Average Wage [+]
€51,8892024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart7º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555chart2.017901/16/2026Euro / New Zealand dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058chart1.740801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.47%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
16301/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%chart1.25%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.0%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
2.25%11/26/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart1º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart110,230December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart28.60December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart867.992020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart15.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart39.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart1,389,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€38,286.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$41,398.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart16.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€46,201.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$49,957.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart19.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-7,914.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-8,514.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-3.37%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
12º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart4º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart297.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart27.26%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart15.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart10.86‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,408.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart7.23‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart5,290,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart1,381,7242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart806,1592020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9392022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart4º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart83.002023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart6242018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart12.702018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart752022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.462022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart7.222023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart72024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart41.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart39,7112023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart43,0102023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart4,53812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart2,668,23612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart4,291,71704/18/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart857.8412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart13,398,39808/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
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