How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Kuwait: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Iceland

0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kuwait

0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Iceland rank

20th

Kuwait rank

22nd

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Iceland
Kuwait

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1980s	0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
1990s	0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2000s	0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2010s	0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2020s	0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Iceland or Kuwait?: Iceland, at 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Iceland and Kuwait?: 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Kuwait rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Iceland ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.