International statistics Basic indicators: Kuwait

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201917,820
GDP, current prices bn US$2021135.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$202128,579
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20211.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20213.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20200.5
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202045.4
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202069.1
Population 1,00020214,328.6
Population, female % of total202138.7
Population density inhab. per km22021243
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202121.1
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20213.4
Fertility rate, total births per woman20202.07
Life expectancy at birth - men years202074.9
Life expectancy at birth - women years202076.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.202023
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201720
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20208
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202011
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number20158
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20192,803
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20206.6
Labour force participation rate %202170.5
Labour force 1,00020212,406
Self-employed persons %20211.7
Unemployment rate %20213.7
Youth unemployment rate %202125.5
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$201936,200
Agricultural land % of land area20198.4
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20190.8
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.0
Forest area % of land area20190.4
Import of goods, total bn US$202028.3
Export of goods, total bn US$202040.2
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20201,297.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20208.1
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201953.3
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201915
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.35
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20149,179
CO2 emissions metric t per capita202020.91
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20180.1
Researchers per million inhabitants2018514
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202013.7
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020158.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202098.6
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20201.7
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020127.4

As at 21 July 2022

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