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Kuwait City
Global Business Cities Report
January 2022
Global Business Cities
▪ Kuwait City was less popular on Instagram than cities in this region
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Global Business Cities
Urbanization has been identified as one of the megatrends shaping the economy and society globally. More than half of the world’s population
already lives in urban areas, and this proportion is expected to rise to over 65 percent by 2030. In addition, urban agglomerations are becoming
larger in size. According to population projections, there will be 49 cities with over 10 million inhabitants by 2025.
Just like people, economic activities also tend to concentrate in cities – more than 80 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) is
generated there. Cities are increasingly considered independently of their national context and rather assessed in relation to one another, i.e., in a
transnational network of central marketplaces and operational hubs. Both urbanization and the role of cities as economic powerhouses highlight the
importance of taking a closer look at the aspects associated with cities that nurture businesses. It is noteworthy that global resource use is
concentrated in cities, which account for more than 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and two thirds of worldwide energy use. A lot of cities are
affected by climate change because of their geographical position; consequently, solutions for a sustainable and smart development in areas such as
housing, traffic, and energy use are highly relevant to cities. Furthermore, the epicenters of the current COVID-19 pandemic can be found in urban
areas, with 90 percent of cases being reported there. Since this crisis is thus having a detrimental effect on the cities’ population, topics such as overall
health care supply as well as the physician density in a city are of particular interest.
Besides population size and GDP figures, environmental factors also play a vital role in determining to what extent a city lends itself to a
business location as companies cannot operate in a vacuum, i.e., independently of the wider context of the economy and society. For this reason,
these reports have identified, collected, and analyzed a set of indicators connected to the attractiveness of a city from a global business perspective.
This collection has been divided into conceptual chapters describing different aspects that make a city a good choice of location in terms of business
operations. The society chapter features information connected to institutional quality, the economy chapter examines the relevant city’s economic
strength and level of development, the operational environment chapter focuses on infrastructure and logistics, while the charisma chapter
highlights aspects reflecting cultural capital and social influence.
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Agenda
02 Society 05 Charisma
▪ Population & Education ▪ Tourism
▪ Living standards ▪ Culture
▪ Institutional framework ▪ Environment
03 Economy 06 Appendix
▪ Economic conditions ▪ Methodology
▪ Business environment ▪ Glossary
▪ Real Estate ▪ Author
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INTRODUCTION
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Kuwait City ranked 97th out of 200 Global Business
Cities
Ranking (1/2)
# City Total score # City Total score # City Total score # City Total score
1 Hong Kong 100.00 26 Miami 82.00 51 Houston 74.25 76 Tampa 67.64
2 London 95.08 27 Perth 81.51 52 Lisbon 74.04 77 Glasgow 67.39
3 Paris 94.63 28 Denver 81.30 53 Shanghai 73.98 78 Lyon 67.22
4 Frankfurt 90.71 29 Auckland 80.91 54 Incheon 73.87 79 Columbus 67.21
5 Amsterdam 90.70 30 Phoenix 80.78 55 Portland 73.57 80 Detroit 67.15
6 Tokyo 90.04 31 Sydney 80.75 56 Montréal 73.47 81 Cleveland 66.96
7 Singapore 89.70 32 Washington D.C. 80.59 57 San Francisco 72.93 82 Barcelona 66.77
8 Oslo 89.63 33 Brussels 80.32 58 San Jose 72.66 83 Dubai 66.64
9 Dublin 89.53 34 Düsseldorf 79.74 59 Tel Aviv 72.64 84 Rome 66.60
10 New York 88.85 35 Hamburg 79.39 60 Austin 72.23 85 Kaohsiung 66.59
11 Doha 88.79 36 Toronto 79.39 61 Memphis 72.17 86 Kansas City 66.54
12 Munich 88.05 37 Kuala Lumpur 79.19 62 Milan 71.83 87 Toulouse 66.22
13 Boston 87.28 38 Chicago 79.17 63 Baltimore 71.50 88 Guangzhou 66.14
14 Zürich 86.67 39 Stuttgart 79.06 64 Bristol 71.38 89 Sendai 65.84
15 Stockholm 86.32 40 Melbourne 78.31 65 Busan 71.07 90 Honolulu 65.67
16 Vienna 85.81 41 Geneva 77.72 66 Louisville 70.89 91 Fukuoka 65.50
17 Berlin 85.10 42 Calgary 76.87 67 Taipei 70.84 92 Athens 65.01
18 Rotterdam 84.26 43 Los Angeles 76.45 68 Indianapolis 70.76 93 Sacramento 64.75
19 Seoul 84.11 44 Pittsburgh 76.22 69 Philadelphia 70.63 94 Buenos Aires 64.62
20 Madrid 84.11 45 Cologne 76.08 70 Manchester 70.19 95 Jacksonville 64.09
21 Atlanta 83.90 46 Charlotte 75.38 71 Yokohama 70.01 96 San Antonio 63.35
22 Prague 83.46 47 Osaka 75.22 72 St. Louis 69.28 97 Kuwait City 62.98
23 Seattle 82.41 48 Vancouver 74.97 73 Warsaw 68.21 98 Albuquerque 62.93
24 Helsinki 82.18 49 Minneapolis 74.60 74 San Diego 67.88 99 New Orleans 62.79
25 Copenhagen 82.06 50 Beijing 74.53 75 Vilnius 67.70 100 Santiago 62.53
# City Total score # City Total score # City Total score # City Total score
101 Marseille 62.33 126 Budapest 50.28 151 Changsha 40.93 176 Cairo 31.84
102 Nashville 61.95 127 Bogotá 48.99 152 Kunming 40.69 177 Lanzhou 31.44
103 Manila 61.45 128 Hangzhou 48.59 153 Rio de Janeiro 39.62 178 Algiers 31.32
104 El Paso 61.12 129 Lima 48.25 154 Dalian 39.45 179 Ahmedabad 31.10
105 Strasbourg 60.23 130 Ho Chi Minh City 47.89 155 Zhengzhou 39.32 180 Phnom Penh 30.61
106 Sapporo 59.70 131 Chongqing 47.70 156 Santo Domingo 38.77 181 Johannesburg 30.33
107 Nagoya 59.68 132 Sevilla 47.64 157 Bangalore 38.66 182 Kolkata 30.17
108 Muscat 59.28 133 Monterrey 46.52 158 Shenyang 38.64 183 Vladivostok 29.79
109 Bucharest 58.77 134 Chengdu 45.51 159 Fuzhou 38.22 184 Casablanca 28.84
110 Moscow 58.75 135 Brasília 43.98 160 Wuhan 38.20 185 Pune 28.54
111 Bangkok 58.39 136 Belgrade 43.81 161 Jinan 37.55 186 Hyderabad 28.09
112 Shenzhen 58.28 137 Hanoi 43.77 162 Fortaleza 37.23 187 Tashkent 27.83
113 Montevideo 58.25 138 Saint Petersburg 43.71 163 Chennai 37.19 188 Puebla City 27.82
114 Krakow 57.32 139 Suzhou 43.43 164 La Paz 36.84 189 Jaipur 25.34
115 Jakarta 56.82 140 Ankara 43.33 165 Belo Horizonte 36.70 190 Nairobi 24.01
116 Turin 56.44 141 Mérida 43.22 166 Delhi 35.80 191 Guatemala City 23.47
117 São Paulo 56.04 142 Xiamen 42.85 167 Urumqi 35.74 192 Nagpur 22.82
118 Almaty 55.42 143 Xian 42.31 168 Surabaya 35.52 193 Dhaka 22.61
119 Mumbai 54.13 144 Tianjin 42.14 169 Kazan 34.95 194 Lucknow 21.23
120 Riyadh 53.86 145 Quito 41.85 170 Izmir 34.94 195 Cape Town 17.14
121 Birmingham 53.82 146 Dallas 41.82 171 Harbin 34.63 196 Accra 16.48
122 Istanbul 53.17 147 Naples 41.51 172 Yekaterinburg 34.40 197 Karachi 15.79
123 Sofia 53.14 148 Panama City 41.37 173 Shijiazhuang 34.28 198 Lahore 13.55
124 Mexico City 51.14 149 Nanjing 41.33 174 Kiev 33.24 199 Lagos 10.70
125 Guadalajara 51.04 150 Qingdao 41.25 175 Novosibirsk 31.92 200 Luanda 0.00
General information
5G availability: Yes
Number of universities: 46
Airport information1
Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Jeleeb
▪ Domestic connections: 0
▪ Total connections: 69
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Kuwait City ranked 183rd out of 200 Global Business
Cities in the Society Subindex
Global Business City Ranking: Society
20.00
19.54 19.47 19.40 19.30 19.30 19.09 18.94 18.87 18.80
7.42
Society score
for this city
Society
183rd
ranking
for this city
Indicators
The Society Subindex has a range of [0, 20] and
consists of the following weights (w): Population
Growth (w=0.3), Total Population (w=0.1) Life
Expectancy (w=0.2), English Proficiency (w=0.1),
Years of Schooling (w=0.1), Gay Rights (w=0.1), and
Press Freedom (w=0.1). London Calgary Toronto Sydney Mel- Van- Auckland New York Montréal Stock-
bourne couver holm
3.2
3.1
13.1
13.0
12.1
10.9
9.7
9.7
7.3
Riyadh
Tashkent
Dubai
Almaty
Tel Aviv
Muscat
Doha
Kuwait City
1: The average number of years of education completed by the population segment aged 25 years and older. This number excludes any years spent
repeating individual grades
15 Sources: globaldatalab 2021, Statista 2021
The level of English proficiency is low in this country
English proficiency
The Education First English Proficiency Index Top countries worldwide in 2021
The Index is based on the results of more than 2 million adults in 112 Rank Country Score
countries and regions. English proficiency can serve as one indication
of a city’s competitive advantages and global citizen status. 1 Netherlands 663
2 Austria 641
3 Denmark 636
Low 458 4 Singapore 635
Country Level in 2021 Score in 2021
5 Norway 632
n.a. n.a.
City Level in 2021 Score in 2021
Top cities worldwide in 2021
Note: The levels are based on index values divided between very low (300-449), low (450-499), moderate (500-549), high (550-599), and very
high (600-800)
16 Sources: Education First 2021, Statista 2021
Cost of living was lower than in this region in general
Living standards
Cost of living¹ in US$ in 2019² Gini coefficient1,³ in 2019² Unemployment rate in % in 2020¹
29,940
5.7
n.a.
Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia
1: See glossary for definitions 2: Year of data for Kuwait City. The regional average may include data from various years
3: A value of 0 represents total equality in distribution of income within the population, total inequality is represented by a value of 1
Note: Cost of living based on a fairly affluent family of three with two adults and one child studying at a university. Regional average based on
cities in this region covered by Global Business Cities Reports
17 Sources: UN Habitat 2021, STC 2019, CIA Factbook 2021, World Bank 2021, Statista 2021
Life expectancy at birth (1/2)
Life expectancy ranking (1/2)
Safety Index value for selected cities in this region in 2020 Background
The Safety Index is published by
Stephane Tajick Consulting, a
0.82 0.81
0.79 0.79 Canadian firm that provides
0.77 research and data concerning
0.70 business immigration.
Comparison of country and territory scores to highest and lowest scores in the region and worldwide
Gender equality1 in 2020 Gay rights2 in 2019 Control on corruption Freedom of press3 in 2020
in 2020
United Arab
Israel 72.4 Czechia 100.0 83.2 Israel 69.1
Emirates
Regional
high/low
Saudi Arabia 60.3 Saudi Arabia 4.0 Uzbekistan 15.9 Saudi Arabia 37.3
Belgium, Den-
Finland 86.1 mark, Uruguay,
Belgium 100.0 Denmark 100.0 Norway 93.3
Global Sweden
high/low
Pakistan 55.6 Saudi Arabia 4.0 Cambodia 11.1 China4 21.3
1: Index values transformed from 0-1 scale to 0-100 2: Values in percentage. The categorization is grouped as follows: 0-59% for persecuting
countries, 60-69% for intolerant countries, 70-79% resistant countries, 80-89% for tolerant countries, and 90-100% for protecting countries
3: Original values have been inverted to fit in with the other indexes; high values now indicate more freedom than small ones 4: Mainland China
21 Sources: World Economic Forum 2021, Reporters without Borders 2021, World Bank 2021, Franklin&Marshall College 2019, Statista 2020
ECONOMY
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Kuwait City ranked 96th out of 200 Global Business
Cities in the Economy Subindex
Global Business City Ranking: Economy
35.00
34.23 33.86
33.09 32.94 32.88 32.83 32.66 32.56 32.46
Economy 24.93
score
for this city
Economy
96th
ranking
for this city
Indicators
The Economy Subindex has a range of [0, 35] and
consists of the following weights (w): GDP per
capita (w=0.3), Unemployment (w=0.3), Corruption
Control (w=0.2), Rent in the City Center (w=0.1), and
Rent in the Suburb (w=0.1).
Munich Dublin Doha Stuttgart Singapore Oslo Zürich Osaka Seattle Frankfurt
326.5k 1.8k
COVID-19 Number of Number of deaths
impact confirmed cases2 related to COVID-192
38k 0.90%
People fully Share of population
Medication
vaccinated2 fully vaccinated2 2019 2020 2021 2025
1: The Lowy Institute measured the relative performance of 98 countries in the pandemic with six measures such as confirmed cases, confirmed
death and tests per thousand people as indicators with data up to January 9th of 2021. Various periods have been observed to show how a
country has managed the pandemic in 36 weeks after the first 100 confirmed cases. For further details also look at Lowy Institute COVID-19
Performance Index 2: As of 14 June 2021; Sources: John Hopkins University 2021, Lowy Institute 2021, Our World in Data 2021, International
24 Monetary Fund 2020, Statista, based on IMF, World Bank, European Commission, OECD, ADB as of Q4 2020
The city GDP per capita of Kuwait City was at US$54,313,
being US$35,635 behind regional high-performer
GDP per capita
54,313.2
44,230.0
34,858.0
28,448.9
24,996.6
22,206.6
3,319.1
Riyadh
Tashkent
Doha
Dubai
Almaty
Tel Aviv
Muscat
Kuwait City
Total population growth in percentage 2021-2030, total population in millions and City GDP per capita1
Population growth in % Regional average T1otal population: 1 million
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.16 Riyadh
Muscat
0.15 Tel Aviv
0.14 Kuwait City
Dubai
0.13
0.12 West & Central Asia
Tashkent Almaty
0.11 Doha
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000
City GDP per capita in US$
1: Varying years. Using the latest data available for each city
Note: Regional average based on cities in this region covered by Global Business Cities Reports
26 Sources: OECD 2021, United Nations 2018, Open Data Network 2021, Brookings Institution 2018, Statista 2021
It takes 19.4 days to start a business in Kuwait
compared to the regional average of 19.1 days
Business environment: administrative framework
Time needed Time needed Time needed to fulfill Time needed to resolve
to start a business1 to register property tax requirements insolvency2
West Asia 19.1 days 21.6 days 159.5 hours 2.9 years
Delivery in 2019
1: Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business 2: Number of years from the filing for insolvency
in court until the resolution of distressed assets 3: Time associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government
agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies 4: In 2018, includes e.g., speed, simplicity, and predictability
of customs clearance (5 = high efficiency, 1 = low efficiency); Note: Regional average value is calculated using data from the countries covered by
27 the Statista Country Reports and the source; Sources: World Bank 2020, Statista 2021
The number of companies headquartered in this city
with a revenue above US$5 million was 98
Companies: Revenue
1: Revenue data includes 127 companies with headquarters in this city 2: See glossary for definitions 3: In millions
28 Sources: Statista Company DB 2021, Wirtschaftsdienst 2015, Statista 2021
The number of companies headquartered in this city
with total assets above US$5 million was 127
Companies: Total assets
Headquarters of a company and its relevance for a city Companies1 with the highest total assets in 2020
Corporate headquarters have a significant effect on the finances of the
municipality where they are located. Because better-paid activities such
# Company Industry Assets2,3 Employees
as research and development are carried out at company headquarters,
such municipalities can receive a higher share of taxes than those
without corporate headquarters. 1 National Bank of Kuwait Finance & Insurance 96,816.1 n.a.
SAK
2 Kuwait Finance House KSC Finance & Insurance 70,052.3 n.a.
1: Total assets data includes 129 companies with headquarters in this city 2: See glossary for definitions 3: In millions
29 Sources: Statista Company DB 2021, Wirtschaftsdienst 2015, Statista 2021
International hotel brands are not well represented in
Kuwait City
International hotel brands
Presence in 2021
International hotel brands Hotel presence International hotel brands Hotel presence
P O
O O
P O
P P
O O
Note: Hotel chains are sorted by brand value, information based on Statista research.
Sources: Brand Finance 2021, Statista 2021, HiltonHotels 2021, Marriott 2021, Hyatt 2021, HolidayInn 2021, Hampton 2021, Shangri-La 2021, DoubleTree 2021, Mercure 2021,
30 Courtyard 2021, Intercontinental 2021
In Kuwait City International restaurant chains have a
strong presence
International restaurant chains
Presence in 2021
International restaurant chains Restaurant presence International restaurant chains Restaurant presence
P P
P P
P P
P O
P P
Note: Restaurant chains are sorted by brand value, information based on Statista research
Sources: Brand Finance 2021, Statista 2021, Starbucks 2021, McDonalds 2021, KFC 2021, Subway 2021, Domino’’sPizza 2021, PizzaHut 2021, TacoBell 2021, TimHortons 2021,
31 Tripadvisor 2021
At US$1,847, the average rent in this city was
US$1,227 lower than the highest for this region
Average rent (1/2)
Rents for a 3-room apartment in the city center for selected cities in US$ in 2021
Rent in this city US$1,847
3,073
3,055
2,614
1,847
1,124
898
763
703
Riyadh
Tashkent
Dubai
Doha
Tel Aviv
Almaty
Kuwait City
Muscat
Rents for a 3-room apartment outside the city center for selected cities in US$ in 2021
Rent in this city US$1,382
2,167
2,047
1,795
1,382
766
585
441
384
Riyadh
Tashkent
Dubai
Doha
Tel Aviv
Almaty
Kuwait City
Muscat
Real Estate Index1 value for selected cities in this region in 2020 Background
The Real Estate Index ranks world
1.00 0.99 cities based on the stability,
affordability, and level of taxation
0.90 0.90 0.90 of their property market.
0.83
Figures such as the income ratio,
mortgage as percentage of
0.68 income, gross rental yield in the
city center, apartment rent (3
bedrooms) in the city center, and
the price per square meter to buy
an apartment in the city center
have been included in the overall
index. In 2020, the index value of
the cities ranges between 1.00
and -1.76. Still, certain factors
cannot be included, such as the
quality of building materials or
architectural value.
Riyadh
Tashkent
Almaty
Dubai
Muscat
Doha
Kuwait City
1: External index based on data which may vary from the data shown in this report
Note: A higher value denotes a higher ranking in the Real Estate Index
34 Sources: STC 2020, Statista 2021
OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
35
Kuwait City ranked 14th out of 200 Global Business
Cities in the Operational Environment Subindex
Global Business City Ranking: Operational Environment
Operational Environment results Top 10 cities in Global Business Cities Index: Operational Environment
35.00
31.09 30.95
29.62 29.35
Operational 24.11 28.46
Environment 27.58 27.27
26.53 25.88
score
for this city
.
Operational 14th
Environment
ranking
for this city
Indicators
The Operational Environment Subindex has a range
of [0, 35] and consists of the following weights (w):
Number of Physicians (w=0.20), Number of
Universities (w=0.20), Air Passengers (w=0.15), Air
Freight (w=0.15), Internet Penetration (w=0.15), and
Smartphone Penetration (w=0.15).
Hong Doha Shanghai Kuala Beijing Madrid Guang- Singapore Paris Seoul
Kong Lumpur zhou
81.6% 99.9%
78.0%
92.2%
Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia
Since 5G will also speed up the Internet of Things, it will be essential for
5G network operator(s) in this city
optimizing automized production processes.
5G technology can also be used by companies to enable cloud office
solutions, making them more resilient to health crises like the COVID-19
pandemic as well as enabling their employees to live in the countryside
without having to commute between their home and workplace.
Congestion level1 in % in 2020, population in millions in 2020 and population growth 2020-2030 in this region
Population growth in % Regional average Population: 1 million
28
26
24
22
20
18 Riyadh
Tel Aviv
16 West & Central Asia
Dubai
14
Kuwait City
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Congestion level
1: Congestion level: A calculation based on the traffic data of all TomTom users. To attain this value, free-flow travel times of all vehicles in the
entire road network are analyzed 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.
Note: Regional average based on cities In this region covered by Global Business Cities Reports.
40 Sources: TomTom 2020, United Nations 2018, Statista 2021
Careem is a ride-hailing app used in Kuwait City
Transport
43%
39%
P
Bus
Ferry
P
Car-sharing O
Tram / Metro
O
Bike-sharing P
Kuwait City2 West & Central Asia
1: Proportion of population with access to public transport in percent. Regional average based on latest available data and on cities in this region
covered by Global Business Cities Reports 2: Data on public transport access is for all the major cities
41 Sources: UN habitat 2021, Statista 2021
Air passenger numbers at 15.4 million were lower
than the regional average
Logistics
Air freight in kt¹ in 2019 Air passengers in million in 2019 Shipping freight in mTEU² in 2019
243.44
0.96
Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia
1: Thousand metric tons 2: Million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units, standard unit for container freight. This unit of measurement does not consider ports that do not handle containers
but bulk freight or liquids. Hence, the total annual freight handled at a specific port might be higher than the TEU value suggests.
Note: Regional average based on latest available data and on cities in this region covered by Global Business Cities Reports.
42 Sources: TTNews 2019, ESPO 2019, Statista 2020
There are 2.65 physicians per 1000 inhabitants in this
city
Social infrastructure
Note: When data at the city level was not available, country-level data was used instead, year may vary between the cities shown in this map.
Taiwan data includes doctors of Chinese medicine
43 Sources: World Bank 2021, Statistical Yearbook Taiwan 2021, UN Habitat 2016, Better Doctor 2016, Statista 2021
The density of universities in this city was higher than
regional average
Educational Institutes
46 46
45
29
Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia
1: The regional averages of the universities are only representative within the region and not for a worldwide comparison because of different educational standards and classification
of qualifications, see glossary for further explanations
Note: Regional average based on cities In this region covered by Global Business Cities Reports
44 Sources: International Schools Database 2021, internationalschoolsearch.com 2021, Statista 2021
CHARISMA
45
Kuwait City ranked 93rd out of 200 Global Business
Cities in the Charisma Subindex
Global Business City Ranking: Charisma
10.00
Charisma 2.58
score 7.78
for this city 6.93 6.86
6.33 6.22
.
5.44
5.07 4.94
Charisma
93rd 4.61
ranking
for this city
Indicators
The Charisma Subindex has a range of [0, 10] and
consists of the following weights (w): Number of
Museums (w=0.25), Instagram Tags (w=0.25), Air
Pollution (w=0.25), and Number of Embassies
(w=0.25).
New York London Tokyo Paris Moscow Istanbul Brussels Dubai Berlin Los
Angeles
Foreign missions
0 - 13 14 -51 52 - 96 97 - 184 185- 383
Note: In cities with important international organizations the number of foreign representations can be higher than the overall number of
countries and territories worldwide. This is due to separated representational offices connected to the concerned organizations (e.g., a countries
representation at NATO, EU, UN, etc.)
47 Sources: EmbassyPages 2021, Lowy Institute 2019, Statista 2021
Kuwait City was less popular on Instagram than cities
in this region
Tourism
Number of Instagram hashtags in million in 2021 Number of international tourists in million in 2018
23.0 8.5
5.5
4.0
Kuwait City West & Central Asia Kuwait City West & Central Asia
47
0
UNESCO in 2021
heritage sites1
Kuwait City West & Central Asia
Number of EV charging stations1 in selected cities from this region in 2020 Background
As awareness of the risks created
300
18
13
Almaty 4
Muscat
Tel Aviv
Tashkent
Dubai
Doha
Kuwait City
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Global Business Cities
Cities and regions (1/2)
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Regional division for countries and territories covered
in this report
Regions
Australia & Oceania: Australia and New Zealand North America: Canada, Mexico, and United States
Central & Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and
Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and Sweden
United Kingdom
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
East Asia: Mainland China, Hong Kong (SAR), Japan, South Korea, and
Taiwan South Asia: Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay Southern Europe: Greece, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey
North Africa: Algeria, Egypt and Morocco West & Central Asia: Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan
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Methodology and data used in this report
Data description and methods (1/2)
Data sources
The Global Business City Reports present quantitative data from various private and public sources of information. These sources include data
providers such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the United Nations, the OECD, the World Economic Forum and Statista itself. The
data sources are indicated in footnotes throughout the report.
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fdf
Depending on the availability of data and the quality of the data time
range, the following methods were used to prepare forecasts: Trend Forecasting
analysis (moving average analysis, second-order statistical smoothing Methods
and multiplier analysis), linear regressions, as well as subjective
estimates. These estimates reflect years of industry expertise and vast
know-how. Quantitative Qualitative
Time-Series Time-Series
Industry-specific sales, revenue, and shipment calculations were made Analysis Analysis
according to the relevant economic and business indicators, such as:
Second-Order
Regression
Statistical
Analysis
Smoothing
Moving
Average
Analysis
Multiplier
Analysis
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Methodology: Global Business City Index
Index Methodology
Index construction
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 =
The indicators for the Global Business Cities Index are chosen based on 0.35 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 + 0.2 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 + 0.35 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 + 0.1(𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎)
their relevance to the conceptual framework represented by the chapter
divisions in this report as well as their availability for all 200 cities. The
final selection of indicators and the corresponding weights are based on
the latest economic literature and interdependences. The chapters Air
Economy and Operational Environment have an overall weight of 0.35 Passengers Number of
Population (w=0.25) Museums
each. Society has a weight of 0.2 and Charisma has a weight of 0.1. GDP per Capita
Growth
(w=0.30) (w=0.25)
(w=0.30) Air Freight
Normalization (w=0.25)
City GDP: The concept of GDP applied at a city- or metropolis-wide Current US$: Data reported in current US$ reflect the value the
level. currency has in a particular year. Current data series are influenced by
the effect of price inflation and differences in exchange rates, and the
City GDP per capita: the city's GDP divided by the city's population comparability of growth rates between countries is limited
City Product: See City GDP Density of universities: The amount of existing public and other
relevant universities in a city and its surrounding area. Other relevant
Congestion level: A calculation based on the traffic data of all universities can be religious (ecclesiastical, Islamic) or private institutions
TomTom users. To attain this value, free-flow travel times of all vehicles that are publicly funded. For the regions Australia & Oceania, Northern
in the entire road network are analyzed 24 hours per day, 365 days a and Central & Western Europe only public universities are included. The
year. regional averages are only representative within the region and not for a
worldwide comparison because of different educational standards and
Constant US$: Data expressed in constant US$ show the data for classification of qualifications
each year in the value of a particular base year. The base year of each
country's national accounts is country specific. Constant series are used Efficiency of customs clearance: Includes e.g. speed, simplicity,
to measure the true growth of a series by adjusting for the effects of and predictability of customs clearance (5 = high efficiency, 1 = low
price inflation efficiency)
Cost of living: Most everyday expenses: groceries and restaurants, Gini coefficient: A measure reflecting the distribution of income or
clothing, transportation and fuel, utilities, etc. These indicate the consumption expenditure within a society. Depending on its
expenses of a fairly affluent family, but do not fall within the category of presentation format, the Gini coefficient can have values between 0 and
luxury item expenses. Rent is calculated separately. The estimate is 1 or 0% and 100%. In the distribution of income (or consumption
based upon three active spenders in the family (the couple and the expenditure), complete equality is represented by 0 or 0%, and total
oldest child attending university). inequality is represented by 1 or 100%.
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GDP: The abbreviation for gross domestic product, which is defined as Real GDP: Real gross domestic product (GDP) is an inflation-adjusted
the monetary value of all finished goods and services made within a measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an
country during a specific period economy in a given year, expressed in base-year prices, and is often
referred to as "constant-price", "inflation-corrected" GDP or "constant
Headquarters: The location (country/city) of the office that serves dollar GDP". Unlike nominal GDP, real GDP can account for changes in
as the administrative centre of the enterprise. price level and provide a more accurate figure of economic growth
Internet penetration: Share of individuals in the country who have Revenue: The gross sales and other operating revenue, not
used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months counting discounts, returns, and allowances
Mean years of schooling: The average number of years of Shipping freight: Shipping freight is shown in TEUs (twenty-foot
education completed by the population segment aged 25 years and equivalent units), a standard unit for container freight. TEUs are a good
older. This number excludes any years spent repeating individual measure of the annual freight handled at a port. However, this unit of
grades. measurement does not take into account ports that do not handle
containers but bulk freight or liquids. Hence, the total annual freight
PM10: Particulate matter (PM) with particles smaller than 10 µg handled at a specific port might be higher than the TEU value suggests.
If a city has more than one industrial port, only the busiest port in terms
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) : Ratio of the number of people of freight or passenger numbers was selected and used for
with income below the poverty line comparisons. The data was obtained from various sources
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University of Passau. She completed her Business with focus on Marketing in Cologne, Politics in Hanoi, Hamburg, and Lüneburg.
Bachelors in Information Technology from Atlanta, Tarragona, and Chengdu. Before
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joining Statista, she gathered experience as a tical experience in marketing area, working for in international macroeconomics, finance, and
Business Analyst from Amazon, Munich. the international companies both in China politics in various research institutes in
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