Country comparison Kuwait vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
€116,770M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9
NMW [+]2024€222.1
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555chart11.715501/20/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.3057chart9.989301/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.23%01/20/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13601/20/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-0.78%chart2.20%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20252,570chart5,73212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025667,290chart1,548,64912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025524.78chart1,024.6112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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