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The greatest cases of inequity typically would involve an impoverished and politically unstable country neighbouring a resource-rich and relatively stable one, although neither may be recognised as a high-income economy. As an extreme example, the GDP per capita for Saudi Arabia, is over 42 times greater to that of its neighbour Yemen.
Kuwait was the world's biggest exporter of sulfonated, nitrated and nitrosated hydrocarbons in 2019. [121] Kuwait was ranked 63rd out of 157 countries in the 2019 Economic Complexity Index (ECI). [121] Iraq was Kuwait's leading export market in 2019 and food/agricultural products accounted for 94.2% of total export commodities. [122]
Kuwait: Western Asia: High income 36.02 2000 Laos: South-eastern Asia: Lower middle income 38.8 2018 38.80 2019 Lebanon: Western Asia: Lower middle income 31.8 2011 31.83 2012 Liberia: Western Africa: Low income 35.3 2016 35.27 2016 Libya: Northern Africa: Upper middle income 30.20 2008 Saint Lucia: Caribbean: Upper middle income 43.7
Kuwait is generally low-lying, with the highest point being 306 m (1,004 ft) above sea level. [15] Mutla Ridge is the highest point in Kuwait. Kuwait has ten islands. [231] With an area of 860 km 2 (330 sq mi), the Bubiyan is the largest island in Kuwait and is connected to the rest of the country by a 2,380-metre-long (7,808 ft) bridge.
UBS publishes various statistics relevant for calculating net wealth. These figures are influenced by real estate prices, equity market prices, exchange rates, liabilities, debts, adult percentage of the population, human resources, natural resources and capital and technological advancements, which may create new assets or render others worthless in the future.
Countries by total wealth, 2022 (2023 publication) National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a country's assets minus its liabilities.
Country GDP nominal billions of USD List of countries by GDP (per capita) Qatar 235.5: 82,887 Israel 530.1: 55,359 Cyprus 26.7: 53,705 UAE 536.8: 52,407 Kuwait 183.6: 38,123
Definitions of the poverty line vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Even among rich nations, the standards differ greatly. Thus, the numbers are not comparable among countries. Even when nations do use the same method, some issues may remain. [10]