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Kuwait

  • Current population: 4,707,985
  • Current male population (59.6%) 2,807,466
  • Current female population (40.4%)1, 900,519
  • Kuwait is the second country with the highest percentage of immigrants with 75.51%
  • Labor force: in 2018 2,695,000
  • In 2017 Kuwait imported $ 33.4 billion, making it the 59th largest importer in the world.
  • Its main imports are Cars ($ 2.62 Billion), Broadcasting Equipment ($ 1.6 Billion), Packaged Drugs ($ 925 Million), Valves ($ 692 Million) and Jewelry ($ 691 Million).
  • The main origins of its imports are China ($ 5.31 Billion), the United States ($ 3.62 Billion), the United Arab Emirates ($ 2.88 Billion), Saudi Arabia ($ 1.82 Billion) and Germany ($ 1.77 Billion).
  • Kuwait is the 51st largest export economy in the world and the 57th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
  • In 2017, Kuwait exported $ 45.9 Billon
  • Kuwait's main exports are Crude Oil ($ 31.3 Billion), Oil Refining ($ 5.68 Billion), Oil Gas ($ 2 Billion), Acyclic Alcohols ($ 1.03 Billion). and cyclical hydrocarbons ($ 1.02 milliards), according to the classification of the Harmonized System (HS).
  • The main export destinations of Kuwait are South Korea ($ 8.68 Billion), China ($ 8.16 Billion), India ($ 5.74 Billion), Japan ($ 5.37 Billion). million) and Singapore ($ 2.94 Billion).
  • Kuwait is in the 97th place of the 190 that make up the Doing Business ranking, which classifies countries according to the ease they offer to do business.
  • Kuwait has a rich and relatively open economy, with 104 billion barrels of oil reserves, 8% of world reserves.
  • Oil represents almost 50% of gross domestic product, 95% of exports and 80% of government revenues.