Country comparison Norway vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q420,556K
Annual GDP [+]2025€470,898Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$532,105Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€83,950chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$95,115chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€114,999M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202231,913.7chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248.5chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,679.2chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,848chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,916chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,737chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaA105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAAA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q44.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4127K
$243.92024NMW [+]
€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]03/13/202611.1590chart0.353903/12/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20269.7238chart0.306503/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20264.31%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026133
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202616.77%chart-2.73%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.20%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202519.85%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202512.36%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152º
Density [+]20249chart2762023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.45chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%
Population [+]20245,594,340chart4,913,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.94chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024128,774chart82,0922024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024155,019chart90,0762024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20265,732chart2,57002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,550,562chart667,29002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,024.61chart523.1002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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