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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: 3,032,065
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; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:
Arab League; Gulf Cooperation Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

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Lonely Planet;

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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: $134.638 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $49,854 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Kuwaiti Dinar
Currency Code: KWD
World Bank Classification: High Income

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

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

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Trade Summary

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: 46/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 78/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 83/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 87/136 (2016)
Global Trade Alert Search ITC's Lega Carta
World Bank Logistics Performance Index

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UN LOCODES – Locations
All IATA Airports

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Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:
Greater Arab Free Trade Area; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:
Gan Business Anti Corruption; International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; Worlds Top Exports; WTO;

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