Kuwait — Central government deficit
millions of KWD · Annual · 1964–2023 · 54 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 6.29B KWD in 2023. The previous reading was −2.81B KWD in 2022; the period change was +9.10B KWD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 12.4% in 2023.
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- Annual data, 1964–2023
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Latest observations
2013–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.29B KWD |
| 2022 | -2.81B KWD |
| 2021 | -10.79B KWD |
| 2020 | -4.26B KWD |
| 2019 | -601.44M KWD |
6 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2018 | -5.77B KWD |
| 2017 | -6.15B KWD |
| 2016 | -4.07B KWD |
| 2015 | -7.22B KWD |
| 2014 | 3.51B KWD |
| 2013 | 12.91B KWD |