| GDP Gross Domestic Product |
|
Per capita
|
$57,500 |
|
Net
|
$149.5 billion |
|
Annual growth |
8.5% (2008)
Rate has fluctuated between 4 and 6% pervious years. |
|
By sector |
Agriculture 0.3%
Industry 52%
Services 48% |
|
Annual inflation rate |
11% (2008)
It was 5.5% in 2007. |
| Foreign debts |
|
Compared to GDP |
25%
|
|
Net |
$36.89 billion |
| Trade |
|
Balance |
+278% |
|
Exports |
$87 billion |
|
Main products |
Oil and refined products, fertilizers |
|
Main partners |
Japan 18%; South Korea 15%; India 12%; USA 9%; Singapore 8%; China 6% |
|
Imports |
$23 billion |
|
Main products |
Food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing |
|
Main partners |
US 12%; Japan 9%; Germany 8%; China 8%; Saudi Arabia 7%; Italy 5%; UK 4% |
| Work life |
|
Official unemployment |
2.2% (2008) |
|
Work force |
Agriculture: No data
Industry: No data
Services: No data |
|
Population below poverty line |
No data.
Being a society of great inequality, Kuwait may well have a poor population. |
