Country comparison Kuwait vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-8,7542024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart283,077.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,486.6chart7,885.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,097.3chart8,530.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.45%chart3.06%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,524chart€7442023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,648chart$8082023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9
NMW [+]2024€222.1
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]12/11/20250.3580chart10.886512/12/2025Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/11/20250.3056chart9.280112/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.81%12/15/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
-312/15/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/14/202523.94%chart13.61%12/12/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
3.1%October 2025HICP [+]
4.9%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
5.7%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20252,570chart29,07911/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025667,290chart2,781,49311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025523.10chart2,746.4911/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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