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Kuwait — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 36 observations

About this series

General government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest general government tax revenue reading for Kuwait was 1.42% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 1.08% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +0.34 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 1.31% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20241.42 % of GDP
20231.08 % of GDP
20221.03 % of GDP
20211.03 % of GDP
20201.39 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20191.24 % of GDP
20181.37 % of GDP
20171.38 % of GDP
20161.69 % of GDP
20151.41 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.