Kuwait — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Kuwait, the central government deficit reading stood at 12.4% of GDP in 2023. Against −5% of GDP in 2022, the period change was +17.4 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −8.69% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1964–2023
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Latest observations
2013–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -24.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -12.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -1.41 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2018 | -13.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -16.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -12.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -20.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 7.59 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.1 % of GDP |