Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per
Kuwait
0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Kuwait, at 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.