Country comparison Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
6,168K2019Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€1,145,787M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$1,254,141M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€32,4582024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$35,1222024GDP per capita [+]
€185,443M2019Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart299,6572024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart324,2452024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart26.15%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€8,4892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$9,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-28,5112024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-30,8502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-2.49%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart338,792.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart366,591.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart57,625.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart62,326.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart14.82%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart43,666.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart47,216.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart13.69%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart83,620.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart91,528.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart22.31%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart29.57%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€9,5982024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$10,3852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€1,7102023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$1,8492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€1,3132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$1,4192023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€2,3692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$2,5632024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa311/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-A+03/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-A+04/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart522023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart36º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart63.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart130º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart47º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.7%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
699K2016Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$1,066.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€971.22024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart82º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/10/20260.3629chart4.460302/10/2026Euro / Saudi riyals [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.3052chart3.750002/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/2026-1.72%chart6.09%02/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.1%July 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart63º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart645,723December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart22.51December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart221.362015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart15.00%07/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart16,638,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€295,957.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$320,018.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart26.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€191,380.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$206,939.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart16.99%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€104,576.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$111,227.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart9.28%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023276chart162024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart102º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart286.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart42.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart0.95%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart16.42‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart46,724.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart2.34‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart2.282023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart35,300,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart13,454,8422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart299,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.8752022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart126º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart78.732023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,0572015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart3.552015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart2852019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.942019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart17.152023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart9,2322024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart258,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart383,5122023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart421,7862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,570chart9,64601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026667,290chart841,46901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart25,433,94004/25/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026523.10chart273.2601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart68,534,63004/25/2023Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia