Country comparison Kuwait vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,570K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,655,766M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$1,257.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€1,070.02026NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/05/20260.3605chart1.179402/06/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/20260.3056
4.21%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/2026-1.88%chart4.27%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
3.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart2,722,117January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart49.04January 2026Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20262,570chart1,232,89801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026667,290chart103,436,82901/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026523.10chart3,625.0801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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