Country profile
Kuwait
Asia · Capital: Kuwait City · Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Kuwait is a country in Asia, with its capital at Kuwait City. It has a GDP of $160.9B (2024), a population of 4.9M (2025), a GDP per capita of $32,856.
- GDP
- $160.9B
- GDP per capita
- $32,856
- Population
- 4.9M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $56,468
2024 · #58 of 200
2024 · #45 of 200
2025 · #127 of 216
2025 · #38 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $160.9B2024 · #58
- GDP per capita
- $32,8562024 · #45
- GDP growth
- -1.47%2024 · #191
- Inflation
- 2.90%2024 · #81
- Unemployment
- 2.18%2025 · #20
- Population
- 4.9M2025 · #127
- GDP (PPP)
- $274.73B2025 · #71
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $56,4682025 · #38
- Government debt
- 22.3%2026 · #18
People
- Median age
- 30.3 yrs2024 · #137
- Fertility rate
- 1.6 children/woman2024 · #139
- Urbanization
- 100.0%2025 · #1
- Net migration
- +42,775/yr2025 · #23
- Life expectancy
- 84.6 yrs2024 · #4
- HDI
- 0.8522023 · #52
- Homicide rate
- 0.3 per 100k2020 · #12
Money
- Corporate tax
- 7.5-16%2024 · #199
- Top income tax
- 0%2024 · #161
- Big Mac index
- $4.542026-01 · #30
Figures
- Internet users
- 99.7%2024 · #5
- CO₂ per capita
- 23.7 t2024 · #4
- Area
- 17,818 km²#159
- Population density
- 273 /km²2025 · #44
- McDonald's
- 892024 · #48
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 97 destinations2026 · #98
- Corruption index
- 46/1002024 · #67
- Military spending
- 4.8%2024 · #10
- Renewable energy
- 0.1%2021 · #202
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Kuwait.
- 1Jarir BookstoreRetailRevenue · 2019 · ~$352.65M
- 2Gulf Consult950 employees
- 3Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz)Financial services200 employees