Kuwait

Country in Asia

In brief

Using the internet: 100% (2025). World rank 1 of 188 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 45. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Electricity use, kWh per person: 16,626 (2024). World rank 5 of 149; in Asia, 3 of 43. From 2015 to 2025: using the internet 82% → 100%. Worse than all its neighbours (Iraq and Saudi Arabia): home broadband per 100 people, researchers per million people, and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 100% 2025
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 168 2023
Home broadband per 100 people: 1 2023
Internet domain: .kw

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 16,626 2024
Renewable share of energy use: 0.1% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 0.3% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 99.8% 2024
Mains voltage: 240 V
Plug types: C, G

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 9,499,895 2023
Airports: 6 2025
Railways, km: No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% 2024
Researchers per million people: 145 2024
Scientific articles per year: 1,395 2023
Patent applications by residents: 30 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 10.2% 2024