KUWAIT CITY: According to a report published by the American “24/7 Wall Street” website, Kuwait is ranked 17th on the list of the richest countries in the world. It ranked third in the Arab world after Qatar and the UAE, which came in second and seventh places in the world respectively, while Saudi Arabia ranked 25th in the world.

As for the richest countries in the world, Macau came first, followed by Qatar, then Singapore in third, Bermuda fourth, and Luxembourg fifth.

As per the list, the per capita share of Kuwait’s gross national income amounted to $58,930 in 2020, and the gross domestic product amounted to $218.6 billion, according to the 2019 statistics. Also, the average life expectancy in Kuwait is 75.5 years.

  1. Macau

GNI per capita: $117,340
2020 GDP: $37.5 billion
Population: 649,342
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 84.2 years

 
  1. Qatar

GNI per capita: $88,070
2020 GDP: $259.1 billion
Population: 2.9 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 80.2 years

  1. Singapore

GNI per capita: $86,480
2020 GDP: $560.2 billion
Population: 5.7 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 83.5 years

  1. Bermuda

GNI per capita: $86,450
2019 GDP: $5.4 billion
Population: 63,903
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 81.9 years

  1. Luxembourg

GNI per capita: $74,310
2020 GDP: $74.8 billion
Population: 632,275
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.4 years

  1. Switzerland

GNI per capita: $73,620
2020 GDP: $616.3 billion
Population: 8.6 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 83.7 years

  1. United Arab Emirates

GNI per capita: $70,300
2019 GDP: $683.5 billion
Population: 9.9 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 78.0 years

  1. Ireland

GNI per capita: $69,190
2020 GDP: $467.6 billion
Population: 5.0 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years

  1. Brunei Darussalam

GNI per capita: $66,460
2020 GDP: $28.7 billion
Population: 437,483
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 75.9 years

  1. United States

GNI per capita: $66,060
2020 GDP: $20.9 trillion
Population: 329.5 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 78.8 years

  1. Norway

GNI per capita: $66,020
2020 GDP: $340.0 billion
Population: 5.4 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.9 years

  1. Hong Kong

GNI per capita: $62,510
2020 GDP: $443.2 billion
Population: 7.5 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 85.1 years

  1. Denmark

GNI per capita: $62,180
2020 GDP: $352.2 billion
Population: 5.8 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 81.2 years

  1. Netherlands

GNI per capita: $59,700
2020 GDP: $1.0 trillion
Population: 17.4 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.0 years

  1. Iceland

GNI per capita: $59,590
2020 GDP: $20.2 billion
Population: 366,425
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.6 years

  1. Austria

GNI per capita: $58,940
2020 GDP: $491.3 billion
Population: 8.9 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 81.8 years

  1. Kuwait

GNI per capita: $58,930
2019 GDP: $218.6 billion
Population: 4.3 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 75.5 years

  1. Cayman Islands

GNI per capita: $58,100
2019 GDP: $5.0 billion
Population: 65,720
Avg. life expectancy at birth: N/A

  1. Sweden

GNI per capita: $56,270
2020 GDP: $564.9 billion
Population: 10.4 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 83.0 years

  1. Belgium

GNI per capita: $55,370
2020 GDP: $600.5 billion
Population: 11.6 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 81.7 years

  1. Germany

GNI per capita: $55,220
2020 GDP: $4.5 trillion
Population: 83.2 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 80.9 years

  1. Finland

GNI per capita: $51,650
2020 GDP: $282.6 billion
Population: 5.5 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 81.8 years

  1. Australia

GNI per capita: $51,420
2020 GDP: $1.3 trillion
Population: 25.7 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.9 years

  1. France

GNI per capita: $50,400
2020 GDP: $3.1 trillion
Population: 67.4 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 82.6 years

  1. Saudi Arabia

GNI per capita: $47,790
2020 GDP: $1.6 trillion
Population: 34.8 million
Avg. life expectancy at birth: 75.1 years

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