Kuwait

Official Name:	The State of Kuwait
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Dawlat al Kuwayt
ISO Country Codes:	KW : KWT
Internet Domain:	.kw
Government Web Site:	https://www.e.gov.kw/

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Capital:	Kuwait City	Main Airports:
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	3,068,155
Currency:	Kuwaiti Dinar	ISO Currency Code:	KWD
Telephone Dial In:	+965	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arab League; Gulf Cooperation Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Kuwait News Agency;

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Kuwait Media (Ministry of Information);

Marina FM;

Kuwait

Government Website:	https://www.e.gov.kw/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/kuwait
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Kuwait
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	0.3049 Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1.1% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	1.5% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	4.04% (Jun-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$191.522 billion (2020 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$43,900 (2020 est.)
Currency Name:	Kuwaiti Dinar
Currency Code:	KWD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	0.4%	fish
Industry:	59.6%	petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
Services:	40%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Boursa Kuwait ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Kuwait

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	General Administration of Customs
Development Bank(s):	Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Public Authority for Industry

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 73/180 (2021)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 77/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 87/136 (2016)
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