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Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Hosts 3 foreign bases: Canada, Italy, United States of America.
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 30/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 3.3
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 1.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 8 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 22 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 9 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 9 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Population
- 4,881,254 inh.
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Currency
- KWD
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah
Head of Government
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Government in office 4 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
ministre de la Défense
Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Premier ministre du Koweït
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah
ministre de l'Information
عمر سعود العمر
Parliament
Assemblée nationale du Koweït
50 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
157 G$
GDP / capita
32,312 $
Growth
2.7 %
Inflation
2.4 %
Unemployment
2.2 %
Defense / GDP
4.8 %
Life expectancy
84.6 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 3
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1
RotationalOperation Impact
Canada · Base aérienne Ali Al Salem
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2
Task Force Air Kuwait
Italy · Base aérienne Ali Al Salem
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3
Camp Arifjan
United States of America · Koweït
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.14/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
30/100
Corruption (CPI)
46/100
Press freedom (RSF)
40/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#34
Annual budget
7.9 Md$
Defense effort
4.7 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #6 Pétrole (réserves) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
86 Md$
Imports
38 Md$
Balance
48 Md$
Top exports
- 88.0% Pétrole brut 76 Md$
Top imports
- 12.0% Voitures 4 Md$
Export partners
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Chine
22.0%
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Corée du Sud
14.5%
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Inde
13.0%
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Japon
10.0%
Import partners
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Chine
19.5%
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Émirats arabes unis
9.0%
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États-Unis
8.0%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
40%
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GBR
42%
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FRA
45%
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DEU
45%
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RUS
60%
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CHN
70%
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IRN
56%
Abstention: 21%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.852/1
Refugees hosted
386
Refugees originating
3,369
National anthem
Al-Nasheed Al-Watani
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OPEC
- Arab League
- OIC
- GCC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,962 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,832, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)