Kuwait Economic Profile

Economic profile for Kuwait with GDP, inflation, unemployment, debt, trade, population indicators, rankings and country risk context. The country is listed.
COUNTRY: Kuwait
ISO3: KWT
REGION: Middle East
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UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:07:42

Economic indicators · Kuwait

44 indicators
Indicator Category Latest Unit Rank
Inflation Prices & Inflation 2.36 percent 68
Consumer Price Index Prices & Inflation 151.75 index 61
GDP Deflator Inflation Prices & Inflation -4.97 annual percent 110
GDP Growth Growth & Output 2.73 annual percent 48
Nominal GDP Growth & Output 160.23 bn current US$ 57
GDP per Capita Growth & Output 32,312 current US$ 35
GDP PPP Growth & Output 256.83 bn current international $ 62
Gross Capital Formation Growth & Output 15.1 percent of GDP 96
Gross Savings Growth & Output 44.13 percent of GDP 4
Industry Share of GDP Growth & Output 57.13 percent of GDP 2
Services Share of GDP Growth & Output 55.85 percent of GDP 53
Agriculture Share of GDP Growth & Output 0.49 percent of GDP 69
Government Spending Public Finance 24.6 percent of GDP 6
Government Expense Public Finance 34.55 percent of GDP 24
Government Revenue Public Finance 43.76 percent of GDP 5
Tax Revenue Public Finance 1.49 percent of GDP 66
Interest Payments Public Finance 3.87 percent of revenue 42
Military Spending Public Finance 4.84 percent of GDP 9
Unemployment Labor Market 2.18 percent 68
Youth Unemployment Labor Market 15.06 percent 29
Employment Rate Labor Market 71.77 percent 5
Labor Force Participation Labor Market 73.37 percent 5
Labor Force Total Labor Market 3 m people 61
Vulnerable Employment Labor Market 2.4 percent 70
Current Account Balance External Sector 29.15 percent of GDP 1
Exports Trade 57.73 percent of GDP 23
Imports Trade 38.35 percent of GDP 39
Trade Openness Trade 96.08 percent of GDP 31
FDI Inflows External Sector 0.38 percent of GDP 64
Foreign Reserves External Sector 50.73 bn current US$ 40
Personal Remittances External Sector 0.01 percent of GDP 72
Official Exchange Rate Monetary & Financial 0.31 LCU per US$ 74
Real Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 5.95 percent 18
Lending Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 5.17 percent 32
Deposit Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 2.7 percent 32
Broad Money Monetary & Financial 82.73 percent of GDP 25
Domestic Credit to Private Sector Monetary & Financial 91.96 percent of GDP 22
Stock Market Capitalization Monetary & Financial 88.3 percent of GDP 16
Population Population & Society 4.9 m people 65
Urban Population Population & Society 100 percent 3
Age Dependency Ratio Population & Society 27.1 percent 72
Life Expectancy Population & Society 84.58 years 2
Fertility Rate Population & Society 1.56 births per woman 66
Energy Use Energy & Environment 8,952 kg oil equivalent per capita 5

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KWT
NameKuwait
RegionMiddle East
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The selected indicator is Inflation for Kuwait. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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