Worldbank Country Statistics for Kuwait Year:2019 Year:2018 Year:2017 Year:2016 Year:2015 Year:2014 Year:2013 Year:2012 Year:2011 Year:2010 Year:2009 Year:2008 Year:2007 Year:2006 Year:2005 Year:2004 Year:2003 Year:2002 Year:2001 Year:2000

Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) 6.60169

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) 4.75394

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) 5.67646

Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 75.9106

Population ages 15-64, total 3140660

Population ages 15-64, male (% of total) 78.4519

Population ages 15-64, male 1962140

Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) 72.0499

Population ages 15-64, female 1178900

Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) 4.65263

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) 6.12853

Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) 5.9705

Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) 7.52351

Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population) 6.78322

Population ages 5-9, female (% of female population) 8.96389

Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 21.5389

Population ages 0-14, total 891130

Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) 18.9753

Population ages 0-14, male 474588

Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) 25.4333

Population ages 0-14, female 416147

Population ages 0-4, male (% of male population) 6.22163

Population ages 0-4, female (% of female population) 8.94592

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 7.3

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 6.7

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 6.1

Refugee population by country or territory of origin 1257

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 673

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.076

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.886

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 4.615

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) 0.57254

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) 0.45439

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) 41.8484

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 2.58255

Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) 2.93512

Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) 2.21517

School enrollment, primary, male (% net) 78.9513

School enrollment, primary, female (% net) 86.8649

School enrollment, primary (% net) 82.6332

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) 89.5939

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) 86.2249

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group) 93.3671

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) 88.1359

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 97.2154

School enrollment, primary (% gross) 92.3603

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 8.88073

Primary education, pupils (% female) 48.972

Primary education, pupils 278529

Primary education, duration (years) 5

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative) 61.7958

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative) 59.7981

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative) 65.7795

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 91.8194

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) 86.9363

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 97.5434

Primary school starting age (years) 6

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) 60.8844

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) 64.175

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 62.4525

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 8.32594

Preprimary education, duration (years) 2

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 2.12521

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1.10302

Compulsory education, duration (years) 9

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 96.0565

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) 96.6665

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) 94.9052

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) 99.0801

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) 98.7768

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) 1.00736

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) 99.5035

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) 331.8

Cost to import, border compliance (US$) 633.7

Time to export, documentary compliance (hours) 72

Time to export, border compliance (hours) 96

Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$) 227

Cost to export, border compliance (US$) 698

Time required to get electricity (days) 65

Public credit registry coverage (% of adults) 15.5

Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults) 30.7

Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high) 6

Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure) 5

Distance to frontier score (0=lowest performance to 100=frontier) 62.5607

Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 6.05101

Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 16.4498

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 4.12191

High-technology exports (current US$) 231363000

Commercial service exports (current US$) 7560890000

Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) 48.3158

Export value index (2000 = 100) 368.211

Merchandise exports (current US$) 71566000000

Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 0.166107

Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 7.80241

Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) 29.1833

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 90.9021

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 0.830431

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) 0.0456259

Export unit value index (2000 = 100) 223.234

Export volume index (2000 = 100) 164.944

Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 156.654

Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 40.4608

Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 12.727

Commercial service imports (current US$) 35388500000

Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) 33.0736

Import value index (2000 = 100) 511.718

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 99

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 99

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 99

Incidence of HIV (% of uninfected population ages 15-49) 0.06

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100

Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV 100

Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) 62

Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24) 0.1

Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) 11.0141

Military expenditure (% of GDP) 5.05553

Military expenditure (current LCU) 2205800000

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) 88000000

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) 12.2271

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) 71090400000

Service imports (BoP, current US$) 36835300000

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) 31369500000

Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) 13.199

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) 68204800000

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 2885610000

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) 26.9692

Trade in services (% of GDP) 31.7298

Surface area (sq. km) 17820

Land area (sq. km) 17820

Merchandise imports (current US$) 36624000000

Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 3.37884

Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 80.0985

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) 0.595621

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) 15.0465

Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) 0.50177

Import unit value index (2000 = 100) 142.502

Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24) 0.1

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 4.5

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 8.5

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 7.2

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 7.9

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.1

Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) 28.7

Probability of dying at age 5-14 years (per 1,000 children age 5) 1.9

Number of neonatal deaths 257

Number of under-five deaths 457

Number of infant deaths 388

Number of deaths ages 5-14 years 114

Legislation exists on domestic violence (1=yes; 0=no) 0

Law mandates equal remuneration for females and males for work of equal value (1=yes; 0=no) 0

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 3.1

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 99.6

Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 412.104

Secure Internet servers 1705

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) 4.75567

Fixed broadband subscriptions 196757

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) 12.4608

Fixed telephone subscriptions 515542

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 178.591

Mobile cellular subscriptions 7388850

Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) 11.44

Air transport, passengers carried 6464850

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) 392.363

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 46450

Import volume index (2000 = 100) 359.096

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 76.3634

Urban population (% of total) 100

Urban population 4137310

Urban population growth (annual %) 1.98244

Rural population (% of total population) 0

Rural population 0

Population, male (% of total) 60.4518

Population, male 2501080

Population, female (% of total) 39.5482

Population, female 1636230

Population, total 4137310

Population growth (annual %) 1.98244

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 28.374

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 3.35984

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 31.7338

Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) 0.257054

Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) 0.37036

Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) 0.380997

Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) 0.572632

Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) 0.739076

Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 2.55047

Population ages 65 and above, total 105521

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) 2.57273

Population ages 65 and above, male 64346

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of total) 2.51676

Population ages 65 and above, female 41180

Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) 1.4213

Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) 1.13963

Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) 3.27298

Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) 2.41512

Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) 4.83255

Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) 3.71775

Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) 7.56405

Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) 6.10299

Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) 10.4898

Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) 9.13605

Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) 12.768

Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) 10.5465

Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) 13.3859

Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) 11.5478

Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) 10.2746

Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) 10.177

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) 35.8256

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) 76.1371

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) 54.3641

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 0.45342

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 0.47618

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 0.40804

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 11.1163

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 8.7884

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 15.7584

Secondary education, teachers (% female) 56.6297

Secondary education, teachers, female 25681

Secondary education, teachers 45349

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) 48.5914

Secondary education, general pupils 324426

Secondary education, duration (years) 7

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 31.1964

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 27.1404

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 39.2845

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 18.5071

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 14.9694

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 25.5614

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 55.9324

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 53.8854

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 60.0143

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 94.2944

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) 88.6492

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 100.893

Lower secondary school starting age (years) 11

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children) 84.0591

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) 93.0368

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) 88.2361

Primary education, teachers (% female) 89.481

Primary education, teachers 31524

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 0.51485

Procedures to build a warehouse (number) 22

Time required to build a warehouse (days) 194

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 13

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) 0

Tax payments (number) 12

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) 0

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) 13

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 98

Start-up procedures to register a business, male (number) 7

Start-up procedures to register a business, female (number) 8

Start-up procedures to register a business (number) 7

Time required to start a business, male (days) 35

Time required to start a business, female (days) 36

Time required to start a business (days) 35.4

Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) 0

Cost of business start-up procedures, male (% of GNI per capita) 2

Cost of business start-up procedures, female (% of GNI per capita) 2

Procedures to register property (number) 9

Time required to register property (days) 35

Time required to enforce a contract (days) 566

Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong) 1

Time to resolve insolvency (years) 4.2

Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) 96

Time to import, border compliance (hours) 89.5

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 13.905

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 8.038

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 33.406

Labor force, total 2399510

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 29.2503

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 73.918

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 85.302

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 67.438

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 57.526

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) 74.838

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) 85.976

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) 58.841

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 28.144

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 38.993

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 14.621

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 72.344

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 61.976

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 95.345

Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate 0.464611

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) 0.140312

Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) 0.301957

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) 0.302

Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU) -4484000000

Net current transfers from abroad (current US$) -14847700000

Net taxes on products (constant LCU) -3530100000

Net taxes on products (current LCU) -2175100000

Net taxes on products (current US$) -7202320000

Net income from abroad (current LCU) 5620000000

Net income from abroad (current US$) 18609300000

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 83390

GNI per capita (current LCU) 11700

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) 88.676

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 79.9029

Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) -11.2652

Real interest rate (%) -10.0617

Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) 3.15845

Lending interest rate (%) 4.82702

Deposit interest rate (%) 1.66857

Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) 4.86494

Net foreign assets (current LCU) 18245300000

Net domestic credit (current LCU) 34187800000

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money) 4.18605

Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) -2.48515

Total reserves minus gold (current US$) 37028900000

Total reserves in months of imports 6.79965

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) 40282500000

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) 11.7072

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) 88.676

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) 1278.56

Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) 223.038

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) 14.6661

Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) 72.9622

Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 10.999

Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) 1.47928

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 17.5007

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 25.394

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 34.763

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 4.609

GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $) 116025

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.013

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.012

Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.017

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 98.258

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 97.752

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 99.382

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 1.061

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 1.526

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.033

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 72.384

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 84.546

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 54.871

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 1.742

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.248

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.618

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.68

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.723

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.585

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 24.231

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 35.859

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 9.737

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.262

Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 3.261

Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 0.046

Industry, value added (% of GDP) 60.6319

Industry, value added (constant LCU) 26359200000

Industry, value added (annual % growth) 1.07249

Industry, value added (constant 2010 US$) 91972100000

Industry, value added (current LCU) 25942400000

Industry, value added (current US$) 85902000000

Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 7.87979

Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) 2680000000

Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth) -0.260514

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2010 US$) 9351010000

Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) 3371500000

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 11163900000

Industry, value added per worker (constant 2010 US$) 154138

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 0.482393

Agriculture, value added (constant LCU) 188500000

Agriculture, value added (annual % growth) 7.96105

Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) 657711000

Agriculture, value added (current LCU) 206400000

Newborns protected against tetanus (%) 99

Agriculture, value added (current US$) 683444000

Agriculture, value added per worker (constant 2010 US$) 12374.5

S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) 9.15028

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) 0.019563

Personal remittances, received (current US$) 27716400

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 3298280

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 410121000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) -0.0150889

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) -21377600

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) 5.63518

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) 15.3194

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) 109994000000

Service exports (BoP, current US$) 8118820000

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) 77080100000

Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) 31.7135

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) 85198900000

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 24795500000

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) 6.87205

Net capital account (BoP, current US$) -241789000

Net secondary income (BoP, current US$) -14854900000

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) 3688070000

Portfolio investment, net (BoP, current US$) -1984410000

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) 2993150000

Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$) 3113210000

Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$) 45710600000

Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) 16994100000

Net primary income (BoP, current US$) 21909900000

Net financial account (BoP, current US$) 26920500000

Current account balance (% of GDP) 16.9745

Current account balance (BoP, current US$) 24049100000

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 14346900000

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) 14417700000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) 2.09755

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 2971770000

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) 38.8716

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 33690

GNI, PPP (current international $) 344992000000

GNI (current LCU) 48406700000

GNI (current US$) 160287000000

GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 139398000000

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 65515.4

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 73704.6

GDP per capita (constant LCU) 9611.95

GDP per capita growth (annual %) -0.747204

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) 33537.9

GDP per capita (current LCU) 10341.7

GDP per capita (current US$) 34244

GDP, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 271057000000

GDP, PPP (current international $) 304939000000

GDP (constant LCU) 39767600000

GDP growth (annual %) 1.24006

GDP (constant 2010 US$) 138756000000

GDP: linked series (current LCU) 42786700000

GDP (current LCU) 42786700000

GDP (current US$) 141678000000

GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) 107.592

GDP deflator (base year varies by country) 107.592

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) 16.5544

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 16.5544

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) 72.2516

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2989270

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) 72.2516

Population in largest city 2989270

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 232.172

Mammal species, threatened 7

Plant species (higher), threatened 0

Fish species, threatened 18