Cape Verde vs Kuwait: Economic Indicators Comparison
Kuwait with a GDP of $140.6B ranked the 58th largest economy in the world, while Cape Verde ranked 174th with $2B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Kuwait and Cape Verde ranked 163rd vs 94th and 30th vs 125th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Cape Verde |  Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2B | $140.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3% | 0.5% |
| Population | 546k | 4.6M |
| GDP per capita | $3.6k | $34k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.87% | -0.74% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 45.56 | 0.14 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.49 | 0.47 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.3k | $67k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $1.9B | $141.9B |
| GNI per capita | $3.4k | $34k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $4B | $348.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.3k | $84k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Cape Verde | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 50% | 0% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 15% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1.5% | 14.6% |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 2.1% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 63.6 | 63.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.33 | 6.24 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Property Rights Index | 47.5 | 57.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 48 | 47 |
| Business Freedom Index | 58.5 | 61.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 66.2 | 99.6 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 55.6 | 62.2 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 80 | 55 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 60 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 68.2 | 76.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 83.1 | 73.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 71.7 | 22.4 |
| Tax Burden Index | 77.7 | 97.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 46.1 | 46 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 57 | 41 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 72.6 | 75.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 11.3 | 2.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 25 | 17.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 710k | 8.5M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Cape Verde | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 127.7% | 14.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 89.3% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $1.7B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0.2% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 5.6% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 11.7% | 14.6% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 34.7% | 43.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 40.4% | 25.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $606.4M | $40.3B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $108M | -$21.4M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Cape Verde | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 48.8% | 56.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 68.2% | 43.8% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$94.5M | $24B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 28.8% | 38.6% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $42.5M | $1.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $233.5M | $27.7M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 19.2% | 59.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $11.3M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $47k | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 28.4% | 52% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 30.7% | 50.9% |
