High income countries vs Kuwait: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

High income countries
39.98 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Kuwait
48.68 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
High income countries rank
9th
Kuwait rank
12th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • High income countries
  • Kuwait
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 48.68 Percentage of GDP against 39.98 Percentage of GDP in High income countries, a difference of 8.7 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times High income countries's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.

High income countries ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 46 regions.

Across the 3 decades both report, High income countries averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income countries Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 38.22 Percentage of GDP 36.62 Percentage of GDP 1.61 Percentage of GDP High income countries
2010s 39.51 Percentage of GDP 46.83 Percentage of GDP 7.31 Percentage of GDP Kuwait
2020s 41.44 Percentage of GDP 50.02 Percentage of GDP 8.57 Percentage of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, High income countries or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 48.68 Percentage of GDP against 39.98 Percentage of GDP in High income countries as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between High income countries and Kuwait?
8.7 Percentage of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income countries and Kuwait?
28 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2028.
How do High income countries and Kuwait rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
High income countries ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.