Kuwait.
State of Kuwait
Member of Arab League, OPEC, NAM, and 1 other blocs.
Population
4.3M
GDP (nominal)
$164.0B
GDP / capita
$38,420
Capital
Kuwait City
Government
Constitutional emirate
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
3.8 / 10
UN voting record
How Kuwait votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Kuwait's foreign policy emphasizes multilateralism, mediation, and humanitarian aid. It mediated the 2017 Gulf crisis between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc. Kuwait is a major humanitarian donor and has hosted international pledging conferences for Syria, Iraq, and other crises. Its security policy relies on the U.S. alliance, with significant American military presence in-country. Kuwait maintains balanced relations within the GCC and avoids taking aggressive positions against Iran.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$164.0B
GDP per capita
$38,420
Currency
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
HDI
0.83
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Kuwait’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.