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Kuwait · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Kuwait

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Kuwait City High income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i KWT · KW
NationsTree Index 2025 i72.231st of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i61percentile
Population i4.9 m127th of 217 Area i17,820 km²154th of 216 GDP i$157.21 bn59th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$274.73 bn intl.72nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$56,468 intl.44th of 199 Life expectancy i84.6 years4th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i73
Strength · trunk i47
Quality of life · crown i86
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i67
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i96
CSV

In short

Kuwait is 31st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 72.2 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 4.9 million people and an economy of $274.73 bn at purchasing power parity, 72nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Safely managed drinking water (1st of 150).

Its weakest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (183rd of 183), CO₂ emissions per person (200th of 203) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (195th of 200).

Over five years it climbed from 59th to 31st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 17,820 154th/216
Land area ikm² 17,820 154th/216
Population ipeople 4.9 m 127th/217
Population growth i% -0.65% 204th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 274.8 45th/216
Urban population i% 100.0% 1st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.0% 139th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.2% 189th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $157.21 bn 59th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $274.73 bn 72nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $234.77 bn 71st/199
GDP per person iUSD $32,312 54th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $56,468 44th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $41,110 33rd/201
GDP growth i% 2.7% 126th/210
Inflation i% 2.4% 72nd/180
Unemployment i% 2.2% 20th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 14.6% 14th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 24.5% 2nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.5% 181st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 54.1% 5th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.7% 126th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.6% 90th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $89.71 bn 52nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $61.52 bn 62nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 55.8% 39th/183
Imports i% of GDP 38.2% 107th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 94.0% 72nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 93.0% 3rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 5.7% 150th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 164th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 160th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 10.2% 64th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 22.7% 3rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.3% 167th/196

Natural resources

53
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 29.3% 12th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 27.58% 5th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 1.70% 27th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 175th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.4% 197th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 0 183rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.2 m 61st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $524.0 m 96th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.1% 152nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.6 m2007

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 84.6 4th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 8.1 59th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.27 78th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.3 82nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 55.9%2018
Secondary enrolment i% gross 95.4%2015
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.0% 213th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.0% 128th/193
Adult literacy i% 96.5% 30th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 51.9% 77th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.852 52nd/193

Infrastructure & digital

83
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 100.0% 1st/144
Internet users i% of population 100.0% 1st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 168 20th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.0 168th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.60 29th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 9.5 m 48th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 23.67 200th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.1% 202nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 62.3 195th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.4% 203rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 9,893 4th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 57.6 81st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 53.8 78th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 61.9 89th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 73.0 85th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 61.7 67th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 40.9 148th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.2 6th/145

Military

73
Military expenditure iUSD $8.09 bn 35th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 4.7% 11th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 10.1% 30th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 25,000 94th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.03% 64th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 311.0 m 32nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 95.0 m1998

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.09% 102nd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 30 86th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,395 83rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kuwait — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kuwait. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kuwait — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kuwait. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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