Economic Indicators for Kuwait


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance31.7734.5056.70-240.49Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index144.07139.01144.0724.54
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )3.643.9812.99-0.55Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate4.933.919.393.71%
Interest rates15.58-15.7546.20-24.83Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )93.7398.78104.6585.82
Human Capital Index0.560.560.580.56Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered10,603.0021,926.0021,926.00850.00Number
Time required to start a business19.4035.4061.4019.40Days
Time required to build a warehouse103.00194.00199.00103.00Days
Armed forces Personnel25,000.0025,000.0025,000.007,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services60.3051.6984.9616.90Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services30.4030.25125.7113.84Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP16218318311USD Billions
GDP Growth-2.236.1482.81-41.01Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.352.004.142.00Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.292.602.601.41Per 1,000 people
Labor force2,826,300.002,652,712.002,826,300.00562,281.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.680.005.685.68Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.092.116.222.09Total
Population5552Thousands