Kuwait — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1964–2023 · 56 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Kuwait, the central government expenditure reading was 41.3% of GDP in 2023, compared with 34.8% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +6.47 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 41% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2023

PeriodValue
202341.3 % of GDP
202234.8 % of GDP
202143.5 % of GDP
202055.7 % of GDP
201839.4 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2010
201741.7 % of GDP
201540.5 % of GDP
201431.3 % of GDP
201325.9 % of GDP
201227.1 % of GDP
201131.4 % of GDP
201033.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.