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Economy —
Key indicators
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| | | AUSTRALIA | | KUWAIT | | QATAR | | UAE |
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| GDP (purchasing power parity): | | $642.7 billion (2005 est.) | | $51.62 billion (2005 est.) | | $22.47 billion (2005 est.) | | $74.51 billion (2005 est.)
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| GDP — real growth rate: | | 2.7% (2005 est.) | | 4.5% (2005 est.) | | 8.8% (2005 est.) | | 6.7% (2005 est.)
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| GDP — per capita: | | Purchasing power parity - $32,000 (2005 est.) | | Purchasing power parity - $22,100 (2005 est.) | | Purchasing power parity - $26,000 (2005 est.) | | Purchasing power parity - $29,100 (2005 est.) |
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| GDP — composition by sector: | | Agriculture: 4%
industry: 26.4%
services: 69.6% (2004 est.) | | Agriculture: 0.5%
industry: 52.1%
services: 47.4% (2005 est.) | | Agriculture: 0.2%
industry: 81%
services: 18.8% (2005 est.) | | Agriculture: 4%
industry: 58.5%
services: 37.5% (2002 est.) |
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| Labour force: | | 10.42 million (2005 est.) | | 1.67 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labour force (2005 est.) | | 440,000
(2005 est.) | | 2.8 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2005 est.) |
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| Labour force — by occupation: | | Agriculture 3.7%,
industry 26.4%, services 70% (2004 est.) | | Agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA | | Agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA | | Agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.) |
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| Unemployment rate: | | 5.2% (2005 est.) | | 2.2% (2004 est.) | | 2.7% (2001) | | 2.4% (2001) |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share: | | Lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994) | | Lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA | | Lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA | | Lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | | 2.7% (2005 est.) | | 3.5% (2005 est.) | | 7.8% (2005 est.) | | 4.5% (2005 est.) |
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| Investment (gross fixed): | | 24.8% of GDP (2005 est.) | | 6.6% of GDP (2005 est.) | | 20.9% of GDP (2005 est.) | | 20.7% of GDP (2005 est.) |
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| Budget: | | Revenues:
$249.8 billion
expenditures: $240.2 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2005 est.) | | Revenues: $47.21 billion
expenditures: $20.77 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2005 est.) | | Revenues: $17.31 billion
expenditures: $11.31 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.2 billion (2005 est.) | | Revenues: $34.93 billion
expenditures: $29.41 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4 billion (2005 est.) |
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| Public debt: | | 16.2% of GDP (2005 est.) | | 17.6% of GDP (2005 est.) | | 36.7% of GDP NA (2005 est.) | | 17.5% of GDP (2005 est.) |
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| Agriculture — products: | | Wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry | | Practically no crops; fish | | Fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish | | Dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish |
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| Industries: | | Mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel | | Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, desalination, food processing, construction materials | | Crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilisers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair | | Petroleum, fishing, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, commercial ship repair, petrochemicals, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles |
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| Industrial production growth rate: | | 1.6% (2005 est.) | | -5%
(2002 est) | | 10%
(2003 est) | | 4% (2000) |
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| Current account balance: | | $-41.1 billion (2005 est.) | | $31.51 billion (2005 est.) | | $10.53 billion (2005 est.) | | $25.66 billion (2005 est.) |
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| Exports: | | $103 billion (2005 est.) | | $44.43 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) | | $24.9 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) | | $103.1 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
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| Exports - partners: | | Japan 18.7%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.8%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2004) | | Japan 20.5%, South Korea 13.7%, US 12.4%, Singapore 11.3%, Taiwan 9.9% (2004) | | Japan 41.9%, South Korea 15.8%, Singapore 9.1%, India 5.4% (2004) | | Japan 24.8%, South Korea 9.9%, India 5.4%, Thailand 5.2% (2004) |
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| Imports: | | $119.6 billion (2005 est.) | | $12.23 billion (2005 est.) | | $6.706 billion (2005 est.) | | $60.15 billion (2005 est.) |
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| Imports - partners: | | US 14.8%, China 12.7%, Japan 11.8%, Germany 5.8%, Singapore 4.4%, UK 4.1% (2004) | | US 12.9%, Germany 11.9%, Japan 7.9%, UK 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 5.5%, Italy 5%, France 4.5%, China 4.1% (2004) | | France 26.6%, US 9.5%, Saudi Arabia 9.4%, UAE 6.3%, Germany 5.2%, Japan 5.2%, UK 5.1% (2004) | | China 10%, India 9.8%, Japan 6.8%, Germany 6.5%, UK 6.2%, France 6.1%, US 6% (2004) |
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