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Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Quick facts
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Population
- 2.9 m
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك)
- Demonym
- Kuwaiti
- UN member
- Yes
How Kuwait compares
Economy size$160 B
56th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 15 in Western Asia
Income per person$32,718
36th of 178 worldwide · 4th of 15 in Western Asia
Life expectancy84.6 yrs
3rd of 179 worldwide · 1st of 15 in Western Asia
Internet access100.0%
1st of 179 worldwide · 1st of 15 in Western Asia
Military spending$7.8 B
34th of 163 worldwide · 5th of 14 in Western Asia
Highlights
GDP
$160 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$32,718
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
84.6 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.1%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
145
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
29.3%
World Bank2020
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Bronze Age island of Dilmun and Alexander's Ikaros to a pearling port, an oil-funded welfare state, and the war that defined a nation.
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