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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Country statistics

Kuwait

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population4.87M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$157.21B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$32.31K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth84.62024 · yearsInternet use100%2025 · % of populationForest area0.4%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
5%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Kuwait2023 · 5%
01.533.064.586.111960199320252000: 2.2%2001: 3.2%2002: 3.1%2003: 2.8%2004: 2.4%2005: 2%2006: 1.8%2007: 1.9%2008: 1.9%2009: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2011: 2.3%2012: 2.3%2013: 2.5%2014: 2.9%2015: 4.2%2016: 4.7%2017: 4.7%2018: 5.2%2019: 5.2%2020: 6.1%2021: 5.4%2022: 4.2%2023: 5%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Kuwait in perspective

Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Capital
Kuwait City
Country code
KWT

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