Global rank
#42
Kuwait • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free56 · 28%
Visa on arrival33 · 17%
eTA7 · 4%
Visa required103 · 52%
Bloc
GCC
6
Union Members
World reach
48%
About the Kuwait passport
Ranked #42 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Kuwait passport offers more travel freedom than 79% of passports worldwide. Kuwait citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Kuwait citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Kuwait is 0%, with capital gains taxed at 0%. The country operates a zero tax regime, with no income tax liability for residents. For expatriates, the absence of income tax makes Kuwait one of the more tax-efficient jurisdictions globally.
Kuwait is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, granting facilitated movement and residency rights across 6 Gulf states.
Where Kuwait passport holders can travel
AlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsChinaComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEswatiniEthiopiaGeorgiaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongIndonesiaIranIraqJordanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritiusMicronesiaMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueNepalNew ZealandNicaraguaOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPhilippinesQatarRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuineaHungaryIcelandIndiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiLatviaLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMyanmarNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTurkmenistanUgandaUnited StatesUruguayVatican CityVietnam
How Kuwait compares regionally
Among GCC member states, the Kuwait passport ranks 3rd of 6 by mobility. The average passport rank across GCC member states is #38.