Country comparison Kuwait vs Switzerland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
25,534K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€865,620M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$936,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€96,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$104,6812024GDP per capita [+]
€231,056M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€35,9502024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$38,9002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart42,344.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart45,799.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart69,255,025,560.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,486.6chart5,811.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,097.3chart6,285.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.45%chart2.20%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€32,1652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$33,0932024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€4,7502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,524chart€6522023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,648chart$7132023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart87º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart1º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.7%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
237K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$5,011.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€4,548.82024NMW [+]
$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]12/04/20250.3566chart0.938812/08/2025Euro / Swiss francs [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/08/20250.3057chart0.805812/08/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.24%12/08/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
-26212/08/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/07/202521.20%chart11.92%12/08/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.0%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.1%October 2025HICP [+]
-1.3%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart36º2020Doing Business [+]
9.2%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€410,785.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$444,625.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart47.46%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€337,781.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$365,607.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart39.02%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€73,003.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$79,018.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart8.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.7%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart2192024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart6º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.332023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart9,048,9052024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9672022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart84.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart1,0232023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart11.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart532023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart57,1852023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart68,3892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20252,570chart14,17011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/2025667,290chart4,485,80311/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/2025523.10chart1,565.9411/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
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