Kuwait economy

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Kuwait economic indicators at a glance

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Kuwait nominal GDP

Kuwait GDP per capita

Kuwait GDP growth

Kuwait oil breakeven prices

Kuwait's GDP fell during 2020 and again in 2023. Nominal GDP is projected to decline further before slowly increasing in 2027. Non-oil GDP growth came close to 6 percent in 2021 before tumbling into negative territory. It is now rising again, according to the IMF. Kuwait's oil GDP contracted last year and is projected to fall further in 2024 before recovering. Kuwait's oil breakeven price is expected to be $89 this year but is set to fall to $82 in 2025.

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Kuwait inflation

Kuwait lending, debt & account balance

Kuwait's consumer price index has risen since 2018, with inflation reaching 4 percent in 2022 before slipping back. Government gross debt as a percentage of Kuwait's GDP is predicted to increase sharply. Kuwait's current account balance is set to fall, from $63.1 billion in 2022 to less than half that figure in 2027.

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Kuwait trade

Kuwait’s top 10 trade partners

Kuwait's trade has picked up since the 2020 pandemic, but both exports and imports are predicted to fall in 2024 before recovering. Kuwait's top exports include mineral fuels, oils and organic chemicals, while its top imports include vehicles, electronic equipment and precious stones and metals.

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Kuwait foreign direct investment

Kuwait sovereign ratings

Kuwait governance

Inward foreign direct investment into Kuwait has more or less been flat, until an uplift to $2.1 billion in 2023. In comparison Kuwait's outward FDI has been volatile, peaking in 2022 before falling again. Kuwait has high credit ratings scores from Moody's, S&P and Fitch, with stable outlooks. Kuwait's performance in the Corruption Perceptions Index has fluctuated but in 2023 it was above Oman, Bahrain and the global average.

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Kuwait population

Kuwait life expectancy

Kuwait unemployment rate

Kuwait's population rate has fluctuated but is now growing again, as is Kuwait's life expectancy. The unemployment rate was relatively stable until 2020, but it has fallen since then. Kuwait's unemployment rate is now at its lowest in 10 years.

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Expats in Kuwait

Kuwait expats’ country of origin

Almost three-quarters of Kuwait's population are expats. More than a third of expats in Kuwait come from India, with high numbers also from Egypt and Bangladesh.

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