International Rankings of Kuwait 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	2,771	156	2012
Internet users	1,100,000	94	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	510,000	94	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	5,526,000	104	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$61,810,000,000	48	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$114,100,000,000	30	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	29.20	1	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	1.25	57	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	5.00	133	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	$69,130,000,000	5	2013 est.
Debt - external	$34,410,000,000	68	2013 est.
Exports	$112,000,000,000	36	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	68.50	33	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	16.40	63	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	23.90	164	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-25.10	25	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	16.20	102	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.00	42	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	0.30	143	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	50.60	18	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	49.10	132	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$179,500,000,000	57	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$42,100	21	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$165,800,000,000	61	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	2.30	55	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	54.80	2	2013 est.
Imports	$24,420,000,000	74	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	4.10	40	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.80	64	2013 est.
Labor force	2,380,000	114	2013 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 100,900,000,000	39	31 Dec 2011
Public debt (% of GPD)	6.40	141	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$34,350,000,000	49	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 110,100,000,000	51	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$60,760,000,000	36	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$5,677,000,000	89	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$90,630,000,000	55	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 31,680,000,000	58	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	63.6	3	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	3.40	115	2011 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	82,370,000	43	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	1,395,000	13	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	2,797,000	10	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	104,000,000,000	6	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	46,710,000,000	49	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	100.0	1	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	0.0	135	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	72	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	13,500,000	50	2011 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	55,550,000,000	49	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	17,030.60	4	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	14,220,000,000	40	2011 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	688,000,000	63	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	13,530,000,000	36	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	1,798,000,000,000	21	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	339,000	36	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	656,100	10	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	0	207	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	915,900	22	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	499	112	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	306	203	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	441.2	67	2005
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.91	110	2005
Irrigated land (sq km)	86	140	2007
Land Area - sq km	17,818.00	157	NA
Land boundaries - km	462	138	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	0.62	193	2011
Land use - other (%)	99.10	9	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.28	151	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	153.93	75	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	17,818.00	158	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	0.02	166	2011
Water Area - sq km	0	142	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	616,958	128	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	1,002,480	126	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	523,206	140	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	840,912	124	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	16,232	147	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	17,653	145	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0.00	104	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	334,851	142	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	363,001	137	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	25.40	89	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	188,892	147	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	230,628	144	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	15.30	66	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	524,690	142	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	910,832	125	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	52.30	5	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	54,678	151	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	73,816	143	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	4.70	90	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	32,011	160	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	29,312	158	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	2.10	121	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	20.26	83	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	2.20	93	2012
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	2.16	207	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	3.30	120	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	30.40	4	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	37.10	154	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	33.80	109	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	99	8	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	99	11	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	99	11	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	1	125	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	1	114	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	1	85	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	3.80	44	2006
Health expenditures	2.70	82	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.10	42	2001 est.
Hospital bed density	2.00	55	2009
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	7.76	146	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	7.26	160	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	7.51	158	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	78.96	85	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	76.37	46	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	77.64	59	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	91.80	46	2008 est.
Literacy - male (%)	95.00	36	2008 est.
Literacy - total (%)	93.90	40	2008 est.
Maternal mortality rate	14.00	92	2010
Median age - female (years)	26.80	100	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	30.10	79	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	28.90	80	2014 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-1.11	108	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	42.00	10	2008
Physicians density	1.79	67	2009
Population	2,742,711	141	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	1.70	61	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
School life expectancy - female (years)	15	7	2004
School life expectancy - male (years)	14	7	2004
School life expectancy - total (years)	15	6	2004
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.08	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.22	6	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.74	4	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.42	4	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.96	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	11	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.43	4	2014 est
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.53	69	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	10	94	2005
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	12	71	2005
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	11	82	2005
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	2.42	60	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	98.3	4	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	7	112	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	4	75	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	3	97	2013
Heliports	4.00	21	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	34	75	2010
Pipelines (km)	858	91	2013
Roadways (km)	6,608	148	2010

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