KPI |
2023 - Kuwait |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 82 / Score 38.68 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.00 |
0.40 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.00 Best: Singapore 0.40
41.67% |
2.5Value: 2.5
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.29 |
-1.33 |
Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29
35.68% |
-0.04Value: -0.038367245
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 91 / Score 53.58 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.23 |
-1.62 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23
46.62% |
0.17Value: 0.17478491
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.06 |
-1.36 |
Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06
47.38% |
0.26Value: 0.26051658
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.50 |
8.00 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00
60.16% |
28.12Value: 28.11905
|
Business Environment
Rank 84 / Score 40.39 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.42 |
1.67 |
Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42
51.97% |
4.14Value: 4.13870575
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.72 |
3.22 |
Worst: Mozambique 3.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.72
28.69% |
4.22Value: 4.2242063492
|
Education
Rank 37 / Score 60.04 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.52 |
1.67 |
Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.41 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06
27.32% |
17.88Value: 17.883579254
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.05 |
6.41 |
Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05
56.58% |
14.69Value: 14.693980217
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
334.12 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
45.18 |
6.11 |
Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11
96.22% |
7.59Value: 7.588357954
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 40 / Score 37.15 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.88 |
4.37 |
Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88
37.15% |
58.8Value: 58.804218292
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
43.53 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
70.27 |
0.10 |
Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Research and Development
Rank 81 / Score 3.73 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9640.25 |
13.92 |
Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25
1.66% |
173.51Value: 173.5131
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56
3.18% |
0.19Value: 0.18661
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
28099.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99
0% |
0Value: 0
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.70
10.06% |
9.93Value: 9.9333333333
|
ICTs
Rank 52 / Score 74.69 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.98 |
3.39 |
Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98
94.55% |
9.62Value: 9.6205372454
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.89 |
0.48 |
Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89
84.2% |
7.56Value: 7.5615844214
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
66.37% |
0.7Value: 0.6973
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
53.62% |
0.55Value: 0.5455
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 14 / Score 51.69 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52600.54 |
26.44 |
Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54
33.24% |
17504.1Value: 17504.097401
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.30 |
2.10 |
Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30
50% |
3.2Value: 3.2
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.06 |
11.85 |
Worst: Egypt 11.85 Best: Mozambique 73.06
15.78% |
21.51Value: 21.508
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 82 / Score 19.08 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.34 |
2.16 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34
6.15% |
4.26Value: 4.262
|
Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.90 |
18.90 |
Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90
39.83% |
42.4Value: 42.4
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.73 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73
11.3% |
1.49Value: 1.4918091235
|
Credit
Rank 31 / Score 48.78 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
49.81% |
4.56Value: 4.55625
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
258.91 |
5.42 |
Worst: Zimbabwe 5.42 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.91
47.75% |
126.47Value: 126.4726035
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
28.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iceland 0.00 Best: Cambodia 28.71
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 54 / Score 10.66 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
0.95% |
0Value: 0.0001898168702
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1394.19 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19
6.68% |
93.38Value: 93.384335555
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20
2.43% |
0.05Value: 0.053374343737
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90
1.01% |
0.01Value: 0.0091144661578
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 93 / Score 47.24 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
15.46 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
80.53% |
3.01Value: 3.01
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.80 |
0.08 |
Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08
56.07% |
0.4Value: 0.396269624
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
30074.38 |
4.82 |
Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38
0.81% |
248.11Value: 248.113
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 110 / Score 16.8 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.13 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13
32.42% |
22.65Value: 22.650503983
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
7.70 |
Worst: Indonesia 7.70 Best: Ecuador 73.70
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.06 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.06
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
1.18% |
0.95Value: 0.95321
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.79 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 75 / Score 19.76 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.63 |
2.25 |
Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63
35.62% |
3.45Value: 3.45385425
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
2.72 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56
53.1% |
4.23Value: 4.2279535
|
GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.34 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34
8.12% |
0.03Value: 0.027596929334
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.97 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97
0.18% |
0.02Value: 0.022830424737
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 91 / Score 26.98 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.42 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
59.14 |
1.69 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14
9.5% |
7.15Value: 7.1498400004
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
13.89 |
0.02 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89
0.98% |
0.16Value: 0.15575297889
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
60.98 |
-13.20 |
Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98
17.72% |
-0.05Value: -0.054517597741
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.94 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
knowledge creation
Rank 106 / Score 6.1 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99
0.09% |
0.07Value: 0.069331780301
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.24 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24
0.2% |
0.02Value: 0.01612168649
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
104.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 104.56
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
50.79 |
0.58 |
Worst: Angola 0.58 Best: Iceland 50.79
13.03% |
7.12Value: 7.1217550068
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
2898.00 |
43.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00
5.92% |
212Value: 212
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 55 / Score 30.66 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
-4.86 |
Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02
54.99% |
1.12Value: 1.123301032
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
23.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 23.84
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.05 |
0.01 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United States 1.05
42.53% |
0.45Value: 0.45232421387
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
78.53 |
1.85 |
Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53
24.8% |
20.87Value: 20.86602219
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 57 / Score 27.52 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.48 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.66 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66
0.63% |
0.29Value: 0.29189825409
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.21 |
0.01 |
Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21
19.16% |
6.75Value: 6.7531636301
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
0.10 |
Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40
7.67% |
2.96Value: 2.9601621287
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.27 |
-2.51 |
Worst: Angola -2.51 Best: Japan 2.27
44.01% |
-0.41Value: -0.406507
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 45 / Score 39.29 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.40 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40
84.64% |
51.19Value: 51.186887329
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
445.16 |
1.43 |
Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16
3.37% |
16.38Value: 16.376166507
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.41 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56
28.49% |
7.85Value: 7.8522220291
|
Creative Goods
Rank 94 / Score 3.24 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
37.91 |
0.05 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.50 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50
5.36% |
0.21Value: 0.20652616778
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71
0.73% |
0.09Value: 0.093074122713
|
Online creativity
Rank 75 / Score 18.57 |
Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
423.69 |
0.05 |
Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69
5.38% |
22.85Value: 22.848479506
|
Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
2701.89 |
0.03 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89
0.04% |
1.16Value: 1.1601304279
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
18874723.79 |
2364.30 |
Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79
0.54% |
104826.46Value: 104826.4623
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
77113978.63 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63
0.13% |
100271.13Value: 100271.12989
|