Kuwait (KW) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A small oil exporter with a large public payroll and substantial assets invested abroad. Living standards for citizens are high by any regional measure. The political system struggles to pass reforms, and the non oil private sector remains thin.
EE Score: 82.2. EE Score rank: #47 of 165. EE Economy: 90.1. EE Risk: 89.8. EE Growth: 72.7. EE Impact: 65.4. EE Scale: 63.0. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Middle East. Population: 4.9M (rank #128). GDP: $172.9 billion. GDP per capita: $33,164 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +1.0%. Inflation: +3.4%. Policy rate: 4.25%. Currency: KWD. Equity market cap: $150.0 billion.