Kuwait — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. 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 below the selected 10-year average of 7.64% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2012–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -12.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 24.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 12.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 7.69 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2017 | 12.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 7.11 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 4.37 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 8.45 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 11.8 % of GDP |