What is openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait?

Openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1963.

What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1963.

How does Kuwait rank for openness of executive recruitment score?

Kuwait ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.

Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Openness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Kuwait

Name: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Kuwait
Creator: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

140th

of 166 countries

All-time high

in 1963

All-time low

in 1963

Years of data

1963–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Kuwait, 1963–2018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait is 2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait peaked at 2 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1963.

That places Kuwait 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2	2	2	7
1970s	2	2	2	10
1980s	2	2	2	10
1990s	2	2	2	9
2000s	2	2	2	10
2010s	2	2	2	9

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait?: Openness of executive recruitment score in Kuwait was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1963.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1963.
How does Kuwait rank for openness of executive recruitment score?: Kuwait ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Openness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Indicates the extent to which recruitment for the executive is open. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over hereditary succession (score of 1), dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister designated (score of 2), and dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister being elected (score of 3), to executive recruitment being open (score of 4).