Kuwait vs Late-demographic dividend: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.8% against 16.7% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Late-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 13.6% | 1.3% | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 14.7% | 6.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 16.5% | 21.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.9% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.4% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 16.8% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Kuwait or Late-demographic dividend?
- Kuwait, at 25.8% against 16.7% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Kuwait and Late-demographic dividend?
- 9.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Late-demographic dividend?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.