Bahrain vs Kuwait: Gross national expenditure
Bahrain
82.3%
in 2024
Kuwait
82.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
173rd
Kuwait rank
172nd
Gross national expenditure over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 82.5% against 82.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 173rd and Kuwait ranks 172nd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.4% | 85.7% | 7.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 109.2% | 26.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 72.5% | 8.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 75.0% | 11.2% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.3% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 82.5% against 82.3% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Bahrain ranks 173rd and Kuwait ranks 172nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national 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
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.