Poverty & Inequality in Kuwait 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman 2023 down 22.5% 164th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 14,957 kg per hectare 2023 down 16.8% 4th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.4% 53rd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.5% 53rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.19 2023 up 96.4% 186th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.2% 2023 up 96.4% 186th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 106.8% 182nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,637.8% 4th Gender Inequality Index 0.188 2023 down 3.6% 119th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.9% 2023 up 34.2% 129th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0736 2023 down 9.8% 216th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0736 2023 down 9.8% 216th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0829 2023 down 9.4% 218th Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 — 158th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 167.97 2023 down 6.1% 79th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 16.3% 2015 up 8.2% 82nd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 2.8% 2023 down 22.2% 79th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0017 2023 up 112.5% 37th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2023 — 27th