Country comparison Kuwait vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$3,694,543M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
€882,319M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/05/20260.3605chart0.867902/06/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/20260.3056chart0.736102/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.51%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
16702/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/2026-1.88%chart5.06%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.3%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20262,570chart232,11201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026667,290chart25,104,47601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026523.10chart3,400.1601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
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