Kuwait: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Kuwait has crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - about 7% of world reserves. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): China, United Arab Emirates, and United States |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Petroleum; Petrochemicals; Cement; Shipbuilding and Repair |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $202,010,996,134 (2020) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | -8.855% (2020) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $46,328 (2020) |
GDP Country Rank 70/197 (2020)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 3.424% (2021) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 13% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 20.968% (2020) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 6.607% (2020) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $34,943,331,016 (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 2,363,167 (2021) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 1.959% (2020) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 24.38% (2020) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 73.661% (2020) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.714% (2021) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $61,138,060,277 (2019) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $72,583,928,854 (2019) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 64.037% (2020) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $198,167,599 (2021) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $7,792,588,989 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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