GDP (official exchange rate):
$52.76 billion (2005 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
8.3% (2005 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$20,300 (2005 est.)

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0.4% industry: 47.9% services: 51.6% (2005 est.)

Labor force: 1.67 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2005 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Unemployment rate:
2.2% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line:
NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.1% (2005 est.)