Country comparison Kuwait vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555chart19.095101/19/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-0.78%chart4.14%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024275chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20252,570chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025667,290chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025524.78chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
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