ASIA · KWT

Kuwait geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Kuwait. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

6Cooperative188Mixed

LATEST AVAILABLE · SOURCE YEAR SHOWN

Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$157.2B2025 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$274.7B2025 · World Bank

GDP per capita$32.3K2025 · World Bank

GNI per capita$41.1K2024 · World Bank

GDP growth2.7%2025 · World Bank

Inflation2.4%2025 · World Bank

Unemployment2.2%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population4.9M2025 · World Bank

Population density272.4/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area17.8K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy84.6 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness94%2024 · World Bank

Military expenditure4.8%2024 · World Bank

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$172.9BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

GDP per capita$33.2KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

Real GDP growth-0.6%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

Inflation2.8%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

GDP per capita$32.3K

2015 $29.9K → 2025 $32.3K

GDP growth2.7%

2015 0.6% → 2025 2.7%

Inflation2.4%

2015 3.3% → 2025 2.4%

Population4.9M

2015 3.8M → 2025 4.9M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger6Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

United States+34

KWT → USA · Cooperative Most difficult reviewed direction

KWT → ISR · Mixed

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Kuwait

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

United StatesKWT → USA+34Cooperative95%Broad sourced evidence ChinaKWT → CHN+25Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidence United Arab EmiratesKWT → ARE+16Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidence BahrainKWT → BHR+11Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidence OmanKWT → OMN+11Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidence QatarKWT → QAT+11Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidence IndiaKWT → IND+8Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Saudi ArabiaKWT → SAU+8Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RussiaKWT → RUS+7Mixed76%Documented bilateral evidence AfghanistanKWT → AFG+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AlgeriaKWT → DZA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AngolaKWT → AGO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AzerbaijanKWT → AZE+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BangladeshKWT → BGD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BeninKWT → BEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BruneiKWT → BRN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Burkina FasoKWT → BFA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence ChadKWT → TCD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence ComorosKWT → COM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence DjiboutiKWT → DJI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence EcuadorKWT → ECU+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GabonKWT → GAB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GambiaKWT → GMB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GuineaKWT → GIN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Guinea-BissauKWT → GNB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence GuyanaKWT → GUY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence HaitiKWT → HTI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IranKWT → IRN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IraqKWT → IRQ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence ItalyKWT → ITA+6Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Ivory CoastKWT → CIV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence JapanKWT → JPN+6Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only JordanKWT → JOR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence KazakhstanKWT → KAZ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence KyrgyzstanKWT → KGZ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence LebanonKWT → LBN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence LibyaKWT → LBY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MalaysiaKWT → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MaldivesKWT → MDV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MauritaniaKWT → MRT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MoroccoKWT → MAR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MozambiqueKWT → MOZ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NigerKWT → NER+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NigeriaKWT → NGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PakistanKWT → PAK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence São Tomé and PríncipeKWT → STP+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SenegalKWT → SEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SeychellesKWT → SYC+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Sierra LeoneKWT → SLE+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SomaliaKWT → SOM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SudanKWT → SDN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SurinameKWT → SUR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence TajikistanKWT → TJK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence TogoKWT → TGO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence TunisiaKWT → TUN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence TurkmenistanKWT → TKM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence UgandaKWT → UGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanKWT → UZB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence VenezuelaKWT → VEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence YemenKWT → YEM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Antigua and BarbudaKWT → ATG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BahamasKWT → BHS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BarbadosKWT → BRB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BelizeKWT → BLZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BhutanKWT → BTN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BoliviaKWT → BOL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BotswanaKWT → BWA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BrazilKWT → BRA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BurundiKWT → BDI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CambodiaKWT → KHM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Cape VerdeKWT → CPV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Central African RepublicKWT → CAF+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ChileKWT → CHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaKWT → COL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Costa RicaKWT → CRI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CubaKWT → CUB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DominicaKWT → DMA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicKWT → DOM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DR CongoKWT → COD+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EgyptKWT → EGY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only El SalvadorKWT → SLV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Equatorial GuineaKWT → GNQ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EritreaKWT → ERI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EswatiniKWT → SWZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaKWT → ETH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GermanyKWT → DEU+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GhanaKWT → GHA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GrenadaKWT → GRD+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaKWT → GTM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only HondurasKWT → HND+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaKWT → IDN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only JamaicaKWT → JAM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KenyaKWT → KEN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LaosKWT → LAO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LesothoKWT → LSO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LiberiaKWT → LBR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MadagascarKWT → MDG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MalawiKWT → MWI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MauritiusKWT → MUS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MexicoKWT → MEX+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MongoliaKWT → MNG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MyanmarKWT → MMR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NamibiaKWT → NAM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NepalKWT → NPL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PeruKWT → PER+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesKWT → PHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Republic of the CongoKWT → COG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RwandaKWT → RWA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint Kitts and NevisKWT → KNA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint LuciaKWT → LCA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKWT → VCT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SingaporeKWT → SGP+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Solomon IslandsKWT → SLB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South AfricaKWT → ZAF+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Sri LankaKWT → LKA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TanzaniaKWT → TZA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ThailandKWT → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Timor-LesteKWT → TLS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Trinidad and TobagoKWT → TTO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TuvaluKWT → TUV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UruguayKWT → URY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VanuatuKWT → VUT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VietnamKWT → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ZambiaKWT → ZMB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ZimbabweKWT → ZWE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaKWT → AUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AustriaKWT → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BelgiumKWT → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence CameroonKWT → CMR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CyprusKWT → CYP+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence DenmarkKWT → DNK+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence FinlandKWT → FIN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GreeceKWT → GRC+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IrelandKWT → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence LuxembourgKWT → LUX+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MaliKWT → MLI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MaltaKWT → MLT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NetherlandsKWT → NLD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PalauKWT → PLW+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PortugalKWT → PRT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SloveniaKWT → SVN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SwedenKWT → SWE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SyriaKWT → SYR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AlbaniaKWT → ALB+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AndorraKWT → AND+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ArmeniaKWT → ARM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BelarusKWT → BLR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Bosnia and HerzegovinaKWT → BIH+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BulgariaKWT → BGR+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CanadaKWT → CAN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CroatiaKWT → HRV+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CzechiaKWT → CZE+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence EstoniaKWT → EST+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence FijiKWT → FJI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only FranceKWT → FRA+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GeorgiaKWT → GEO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only HungaryKWT → HUN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IcelandKWT → ISL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KiribatiKWT → KIR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LatviaKWT → LVA+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence LiechtensteinKWT → LIE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LithuaniaKWT → LTU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Marshall IslandsKWT → MHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MicronesiaKWT → FSM+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MoldovaKWT → MDA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MonacoKWT → MCO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MontenegroKWT → MNE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NauruKWT → NRU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence New ZealandKWT → NZL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NicaraguaKWT → NIC+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only North KoreaKWT → PRK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only North MacedoniaKWT → MKD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NorwayKWT → NOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PalestineKWT → PSE+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence PanamaKWT → PAN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Papua New GuineaKWT → PNG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ParaguayKWT → PRY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PolandKWT → POL+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence RomaniaKWT → ROU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SamoaKWT → WSM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only San MarinoKWT → SMR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SerbiaKWT → SRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaKWT → SVK+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence South KoreaKWT → KOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South SudanKWT → SSD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SpainKWT → ESP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandKWT → CHE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TongaKWT → TON+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TürkiyeKWT → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only United KingdomKWT → GBR+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Vatican CityKWT → VAT+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence ArgentinaKWT → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UkraineKWT → UKR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IsraelKWT → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.