Kuwait — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1964–2023 · 50 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Kuwait was −6.32B LCU in 2023. The previous reading was 2.82B LCU in 2022; the period change was −9.14B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −12.4% in 2023.

-10.00B-5.00B05.00B10.00B15.00B196420152023LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2012–2023

PeriodValue
2023-6.32B LCU
20222.82B LCU
202110.84B LCU
20204.29B LCU
20183.23B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2012
20174.64B LCU
20152.46B LCU
20142.03B LCU
20134.19B LCU
20125.76B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.