Country risk profile
Kuwait
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- ISO
- KWT
- Region
- Asia
- Population
- 4.9M
- Profile
- updated 7 Nov 2026, 06:02 UTC
Composite risk
81/100
HighAssessment summary
The published high-risk rating is led by Conflict and Environmental, based on 7 of 7 risk groups.
Risk by group
Low means available observations are below elevated-risk thresholds. Missing evidence is not treated as low risk.
Indicator evidence
Published values retain their original units and scale directions, with source links for verification.
GOVERNANCE · WB WGI
56.1/100Moderate
Higher means stronger governance.
SOURCE: WB WGI · 2025
CORRUPTION · TI CPI
46.0/100Moderate
Higher means cleaner public sector.
SOURCE: TI CPI · 2025
INFORM RISK · JRC
3/10Moderate
Higher means greater crisis risk.
SOURCE: INFORM JRC · 2026
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
0 GOODS
No country-good observation in the current source release. This is not evidence of low supplier risk.
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA
SANCTIONS · PERMITTED SOURCES
27 DESIGNATIONSLow
Selected lists: EU 8 · OFAC 12 · UN 0 · UK 7 · SECO 0
A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity or evidence of national culpability.
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
62/100 INTENSITYSevere
180-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 07/11/2026
FATF STATUS
GREY LISTEDHigh
Financial Action Task Force — jurisdiction under increased monitoring
SOURCE: FATF · 2026
VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY · WB WGI
31.6/100
Broad perceptions-based measure, not a press-freedom index. Higher values indicate stronger voice and accountability.
WB WGI · 2025
PM2.5 EXPOSURE · WORLD BANK WDI
62.4 µg/m³
Population-weighted fine particulate exposure; higher values mean greater exposure.
World Bank WDI · 2023
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
49/100Moderate
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 44%, ready 42%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2024
TREATY RATIFICATION · ILO NORMLEX
7/8
Context only: legacy eight-convention ratification aggregate. C155 and C187 are excluded; ratification does not establish enforcement or project practice.
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
Data not available
Source last ingested: Nov 2026
Additional inputs
- War events · 180-day GDELT
- 14.1/100 intensity · 2026-11-07
- OECD country risk category
- 2/7 · 2026
- EU forced-labour product groups
- No country observation
- Water stress
- No country observation
- Land degradation
- No country observation
- Human development · context only
- 85/100 · 2023
Sector exposure
Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
Published model changes · 12 months
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Assessment and calculation
Group total 11 ÷ 7 available groups. Base 52.4 → published 81/100.
Published assessment rationale
High risk driven by Conflict (severe — very high violent event intensity (62/100, 180-day GDELT CAMEO)), Environmental (severe — extremely hazardous air quality (PM₂.₅ 62 μg/m³ annual mean, World Bank WDI / GBD 2023)), Corruption & Financial Crime (high — FATF jurisdiction under increased monitoring (grey list)), Labour & Human Rights (high — low voice and accountability score (31.6/100, WB WGI 2025)), and Governance (moderate — below-average governance score (56.080000000000005/100, WB WGI 2025)).
Coverage measures available evidence, not certainty. See the exact formula and thresholds.
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Salient One (2026-11-07). Kuwait Country Risk Profile. https://salientone.eu/s1/scorecard/kuwait. Country-level context; not an entity determination.
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Source dates and coverage
Observation periods and pipeline dates are distinct. A recent pipeline date does not verify the observation or establish complete coverage. Where no source-specific note is shown, fallback status was not supplied.
Scorecard computed7 Nov 2026, 06:02 UTC
| Source | Observation | Pipeline |
|---|---|---|
| Governance · WB WGI | 2025 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:04 UTC |
| Corruption · TI CPI | 2025 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:01 UTC |
| INFORM Risk · JRC | 2026 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:07 UTC |
| Child / forced labour · US DOL | Unknown or not supplied | 1 Nov 2026, 04:07 UTC |
| Sanctions · aggregate ingestion marker | Unknown or not supplied | 7 Nov 2026, 04:05 UTC |
| Violent events · GDELT | Unknown or not supplied | 7 Nov 2026, 04:35 UTC |
| FATF | 2026 | 4 Nov 2026, 18:58 UTC |
| Climate risk · ND-GAIN | 2024 | 7 Nov 2026, 04:20 UTC |
| Labour rights · ILO NORMLEXReviewed official matrix; legacy eight-convention aggregate excludes entries marked denounced. Context only; not proof of entry into force, implementation or enforcement. | 2026 | 4 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC |
| Child labour · ILOSTAT | Unknown or not supplied | 1 Nov 2026, 04:06 UTC |
| Country risk category · OECD | 2026 | 7 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC |
| Human development · UNDP | 2023 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:13 UTC |
| Forced labour · EU | Unknown or not supplied | Not recorded |
| Air qualityWorld Bank WDI / GBD observation; no static fallback in the corrected ingestor. | 2023 | 1 Nov 2026, 04:13 UTC |
| Water and land · ingestion pausedHistorical fallback observations are unverified. UN SDG ingestion is paused pending reuse-term verification. | Unknown or not supplied | Not recorded |
Indicator sources
- Governance: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
- Corruption: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index
- INFORM risk: https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inform-index/Portals/0/InfoRM/2026/INFORM_Risk_Mid_2026_v073.xlsx
- Child / forced labour: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods
- Violent events: https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery?project=s1-scorecard&p=gdelt-bq&d=gdeltv2&t=events
- FATF status: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/High-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions/increased-monitoring-october-2026.html
- Voice and accountability: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/GOV_WGI_VA.EST?format=json
- PM2.5 exposure: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3
- Climate risk: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/assets/gain/files/resources-2026-14-07-13h00.zip
- Treaty ratification: https://normlex.ilo.org/
- War events: https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery?project=s1-scorecard&p=gdelt-bq&d=gdeltv2&t=events
- OECD country risk category: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/country-risk-classification/cre-crc-current-english.pdf
- Human development: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index