Cuba vs Kuwait: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Cuba |  Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $100B | $140.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2% | 0.5% |
| Population | 11.5M | 4.6M |
| GDP per capita | $8.8k | $34k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.26% | -0.74% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.32 | 0.14 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | N/A | 0.47 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $14k | $67k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $84.8B | $141.9B |
| GNI per capita | $7.5k | $34k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | N/A | $348.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | N/A | $84k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Cuba | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 50% | 0% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 15% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 6.9% | 0.7% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1% | 14.6% |
| Unemployment | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 26.9 | 63.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.4 | 6.24 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| Property Rights Index | 20.1 | 57.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 10 | 47 |
| Business Freedom Index | 20 | 61.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 14.8 | 99.6 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 20 | 62.2 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 10 | 55 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 10 | 60 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 65.6 | 76.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 64.1 | 73.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 0 | 22.4 |
| Tax Burden Index | 49.5 | 97.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 38.7 | 46 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 47 | 41 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 78.7 | 75.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 13.9 | 2.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 8.5 | 17.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5 | 1.8 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 4.7M | 8.5M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Cuba | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 51% | 14.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | N/A | 14.6% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | N/A | 43.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 12% | 25.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $144M | $40.3B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | N/A | -$21.4M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Cuba | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 14.5% | 56.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 12.6% | 43.8% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | N/A | $24B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 38.6% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $510.6M | $1.6M |
| Personal remittances received | N/A | $27.7M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 25.1% | 59.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 3.8% | 0.4% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 52% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 64.8% | 50.9% |
