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🇰🇼 Kuwait

State of Kuwait

KWT KW د.ك Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

Every statistic we track for Kuwait — 112 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$54,303

#45 of 191

Life expectancy

80.3 yrs

#26 of 188

Happiness score

6.54

#40 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.13

#130 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 74.5% #68/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 74.5% #67/139 2024
Bank Branches 10.1 #91/153 2024
Big Mac Price 4.5 #30/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -25.8% #30/53 2026
Current Account Balance 26% #2/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 70.6% #55/140 2024
Economy Rated Good 65.4% #1/8 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.3 #197/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #137/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 27.6% #1/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 2 #44/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 172.9 #60/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 283.1 #73/191 2026
GDP per Capita 33,164 #46/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 71,534 #5/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 54,303 #45/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.1% #162/184 2019
Government Debt 22.3% #167/185 2026
Income per Person 43,250 #8/183 2018
Income per Person 43,250 #8/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.8% #125/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 37.4 #51/130 2023
Listed Companies 138 #36/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 62.7% #45/144 2017
Real GDP Growth -0.6% #184/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #73/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 87.9% #14/70 2024
Stocks Traded 28.2% #17/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 218,961,227,193 #63/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.6 #140/217 2024
Median Age 34.8 #106/235 2026
Population 3 #138/229 2013
Population 5.2 #120/191 2026
Population Density 286.4 #53/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 3,369 #85/195 2025
Urban Population 100% #6/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #60/214 2023
Internet Users 99.7% #5/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 168.4 #14/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 40.7% #19/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.1 #197/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.8 #137/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.3% #146/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 40.5% #74/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 7.6 #131/191 2023
Life Expectancy 80.3 #26/188 2013
Life Expectancy 81.2 #21/186 2020
Suicide Rate 2.2 #164/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 19.3% #86/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #136/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 84 #30/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5% #29/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.6 #119/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 23.7 #4/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 8,952 #6/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 2.2% #175/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.5 #126/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #178/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.2 #74/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 46 #65/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 46 #64/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #131/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #130/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #163/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #29/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 38 #134/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.5 #122/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.4 #167/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.3 #68/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #78/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #130/179 2025
Military Spending 4.7% #9/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #164/179 2025
Perceived State Corruption 95.3% #2/8 2024
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #113/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 44.7 #127/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #73/179 2025
Support for Democracy 87.2% #1/8 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.7 #127/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 40.4 #133/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 0.8 #175/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 9.2 #128/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 91.3% #36/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 58.3% #29/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.1 #97/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 42% #26/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 8.1% #57/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.8 #133/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 74.5 #1/141 2023
World Risk Index 2.4 #141/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 43% #131/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.5 #40/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #33/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.9 #34/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #67/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.9 #33/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #47/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.3 #69/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #52/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 18.8% #17/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 87.2% #40/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 86.9% #38/143 2018
Desire to Emigrate 16.1% #8/8 2024
Interpersonal Trust 14% #3/8 2024
Signed a Petition 23.6% #36/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 32.4% #8/120 2017
Trust in government 6.4 #11/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.6 #26/151 2017
Trust in Science 70.8% #84/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 49.7% #121/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.7 #8/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.