| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
GCC; IMF; OAPEC; OPEC; WTO |
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Kuwaiti dinar |
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
2.966 |
2.728 |
2.753 |
2.746 |
2.566 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
3.356 |
3.393 |
3.425 |
3.448 |
3.516 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
1.3% |
4.1% |
3.1% |
5.5% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
48 |
59 |
81 |
99 |
110 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
21740 |
25768 |
34522 |
40782 |
42353 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
16.5% |
10.5% |
10.0% |
6.3% |
4.6% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
| Industry |
51% |
55% |
64% |
57% |
58% |
|
| Services |
49% |
45% |
36% |
43% |
42% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
43% |
38% |
31% |
28% |
27% |
|
| Government consumption |
23% |
20% |
15% |
14% |
14% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
16% |
15% |
17% |
16% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12 |
11 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12% |
10% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
45 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
40 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1586 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.50 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.50 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
104 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2600000 |
2700000 |
2613000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
334700 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; crude oil |
|
| Agricultural resources |
fish |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Important companies |
n.a. |
|