Country comparison United Kingdom vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$3,999,625Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/16/20260.8690chart0.362302/12/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.7352chart0.305202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/16/20264.41%
Risk Premium [+]02/16/2026165
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20266.11%chart-2.20%02/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart2762023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart4,913,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart2,57001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart667,29001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart523.1001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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