Country comparison South Korea vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202299,274.8chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202467,778,041,283.7chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,921chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,884chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AAAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202363chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814K
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]02/12/20261,707.8200chart0.363002/11/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20261,454.4000chart0.305202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/202633.72%chart-1.73%02/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560º
Density [+]2024515chart2762023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20244.70‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.75chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰
Population [+]202451,751,000chart4,913,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023564,183chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023583,871chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202635,934chart2,57001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202634,571,873chart667,29001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026694.36chart523.1001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
South Korea
Kuwait