Kuwait Labour Productivity Growth
Key information about Kuwait Labour Productivity Growth
- Kuwait Labour Productivity improved by 1.29 % YoY in Dec 2018, compared with a drop of 7.78 % in the previous year
- Kuwait Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1993 to Dec 2018, averaging at -0.09 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 26.85 % in Dec 1993 and a record low of -12.77 % in Dec 2009
CEIC calculates annual Labour Productivity Growth from annual Real GDP and annual Employment. Central Statistical Bureau provides Real GDP in local currency based on SNA 1993, at 2010 prices. Central Statistical Bureau also provides Employment data. Labour Productivity Growth prior to 2011 is based on World Bank's GDP per person employed, PPP
View Kuwait's Labour Productivity Growth from 1993 to 2018 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Labour Productivity Growth in 2018?
Kuwait Labour Productivity improved by 1.29 % YoY in Dec 2018, compared with a drop of 7.78 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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1.29 2018 | -7.78 2017 | -12.77 2009 | 26.85 1993 | % | yearly | 1993 - 2018 |
Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 0.50 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Algeria (%) | -4.67 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | -3.50 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Armenia (%) | 5.60 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Australia (%) | -0.56 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1979 - Sep 2023 |
Austria (%) | -2.26 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 0.47 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Bahrain (%) | -3.69 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2023 |
Bangladesh (%) | 5.11 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Belarus (%) | 7.87 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Belgium (%) | 1.00 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | -0.64 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.24 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Botswana (%) | 7.30 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2008 - Dec 2022 |
Brazil (%) | 1.52 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Brunei (%) | -0.76 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Bulgaria (%) | 0.67 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 1.17 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Canada (%) | -1.21 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2023 |
Chile (%) | -1.31 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2023 |
China (%) | 4.22 2023 | yearly | 1953 - 2023 |
Colombia (%) | -2.02 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Croatia (%) | 8.79 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
Cyprus (%) | 0.57 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 1.06 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 2.32 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 0.87 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Egypt (%) | -0.59 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2023 |
Estonia (%) | -4.78 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
European Union (%) | -0.80 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2023 |
Finland (%) | -0.73 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2023 |
France (%) | -0.19 2022 | yearly | 1979 - 2022 |
Georgia (%) | 4.42 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Germany (%) | -0.88 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (%) | -0.40 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 1.63 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 4.63 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1982 - Dec 2023 |
Hungary (%) | -1.40 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
Iceland (%) | -2.99 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
India (%) | 2.38 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Indonesia (%) | 1.63 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
Iran (%) | -2.03 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Ireland (%) | -11.70 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (%) | -6.07 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Italy (%) | -1.13 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 3.02 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Japan (%) | 0.49 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 1.17 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 2.00 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | -2.44 2021 | yearly | 2011 - 2021 |
South Korea (%) | 1.11 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1983 - Dec 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | -0.46 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2023 |
Kuwait (%) | 1.29 2018 | yearly | 1993 - 2018 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 4.55 2022 | yearly | 1993 - 2022 |
Laos (%) | -0.89 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Latvia (%) | -1.41 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | -9.16 2021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | -2.16 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | -3.69 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 80.89 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 1.22 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Malawi (%) | -4.08 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Malaysia (%) | 0.46 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (%) | 2.07 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | 4.55 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 0.64 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (%) | -4.49 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | 3.77 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | -5.22 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Morocco (%) | 5.72 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Mozambique (%) | -0.29 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Myanmar (%) | 63.00 2021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
Nepal (%) | 0.58 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Netherlands (%) | -1.26 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | -4.09 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 1.14 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2018 |
Norway (%) | -0.17 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Oman (%) | -5.73 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Pakistan (%) | -1.23 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 1.78 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Panama (%) | 5.30 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Paraguay (%) | 1.10 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
Peru (%) | -1.00 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Philippines (%) | -0.82 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
Poland (%) | 1.43 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 0.97 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | -0.98 2019 | yearly | 2012 - 2019 |
Romania (%) | 3.04 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2023 |
Russia (%) | 2.89 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | -3.93 2022 | yearly | 1971 - 2022 |
Serbia (%) | 4.48 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Singapore (%) | -0.80 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 1.29 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 0.07 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
South Africa (%) | -3.26 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2023 |
Spain (%) | -1.53 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.62 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2013 - Sep 2023 |
Sudan (%) | 3.26 2010 | yearly | 1996 - 2010 |
Sweden (%) | -1.16 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | -2.27 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.5 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 20,745.883 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.0 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 684.6 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 28.396 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 9.523 2028 | yearly | 1991 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 29.444 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,727.605 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 333.812 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 715.857 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,170.418 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 15,445.426 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 16,457.174 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 17,173.031 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,817.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2021 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 5,006.5 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2021 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 61.8 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2021 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 152,297.350 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 529,113.260 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 17,111.420 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,189.5 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2021 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 27.7 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2021 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,144,894.403 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 442,329.808 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 4.977 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Nov 2023 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 266.038 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Mar 2021 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 27.186 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Mar 2021 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 505.174 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Mar 2021 |
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,557.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 15,358.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 196.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -224.952 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -99.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -28.282 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 59,638.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 29.379 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 105,184.786 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) | -36.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) | 41.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 34,920.619 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 127,094.703 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
M2 Growth (%) | 1.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 42,350.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 25.497 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 13.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2023 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.341 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Dec 2023 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 157,920.013 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 127,635.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 1.2 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 951.9 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2023 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 174,673.839 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.16 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 100.05 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
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