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Domestic banking assets, 2009-13 SOURCE: Central Bank of Kuwait Domestic banking assets, 2009-13 (KD bn) 0 15 30 45 60 75 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Nominal GDP by economic activity, 2008-12 ($ bn) 0 24 48 72 96 120 Construction Manufacturing Oil & gas 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 SOURCE: Ministry of Oil Oil production, 2002-12 (m barrels) 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 Credit issuance, 2009-13 (KD bn) 0 7 14 21 28 35 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 SOURCE: Central Bank of Kuwait SOURCE: IMF *Estimates 2012 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016* GDP, current prices (KD bn) 51.29 51.51 51.50 51.79 52.47 GDP, current prices ($ bn) 184.54 185.32 185.30 186.35 188.78 GDP per capita, current prices (KD) 13,552.32 13,240.42 12,879.95 12,601.90 12,419.36 Total investment (% of GDP) 15.10 16.40 18.20 20.17 21.22 Gross national savings (% of GDP) 58.33 55.20 55.64 54.36 53.31 Vol. of imports of goods & services (% change) 5.45 5.86 8.12 8.23 7.81 Vol. of exports of goods & services (% change) 12.19 -4.14 -0.32 -0.14 -0.05 Unemployment rate (%) 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.07 General gov't revenue (KD bn) 35.94 35.78 35.34 34.82 34.78 General gov't total expenditure (KD bn) 18.47 20.88 22.35 23.37 24.79 General gov't net lending/borrowing (KD bn) 17.47 14.90 12.99 11.45 9.99 General gov't gross debt (KD bn) 3.30 2.72 2.65 2.58 2.51 General gov't gross debt (% of GDP) 6.43 5.28 5.14 4.97 4.78 Current account balance ($ bn) 79.77 71.90 69.37 63.73 60.58 Current account balance (% of GDP) 43.23 38.80 37.44 34.20 32.09 Economic indicators, 2012-16* SOURCE: KIPCO Asset Management Company Banks Telecoms Financial services Industrials Real estate Consumer goods Consumer services Basic materials Oil & gas Insurance Health care 47 13 11 9 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 Sector weight by market capitalisation, end-2013 (%) SOURCE: KIPCO Asset Management Company SOURCE: Ministry of Oil SOURCE: Central Bank of Kuwait SOURCE: Central Statistical Bureau Schools Students Teachers Government Kindergarten 198 44,381 6010 Primary 258 139,398 22,102 Middle 204 106,313 17,938 Secondary 137 68,383 12,819 Total 797 358,475 58,869 Private Kindergarten 107 38,632 2020 Primary 132 99,683 5650 Middle 137 58,297 3152 Secondary 112 39,127 3119 Total 488 235,739 13,941 Vocational Religious institutes 11 2804 676 Special training 29 1747 1369 Total 40 4551 2045 Schools & institutes by educational level, 2012/13

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