Kuwait vs Malta: Gross national expenditure
Kuwait
82.5%
in 2024
Malta
80.8%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
172nd
Malta rank
175th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 82.5% against 80.8% in Malta, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Kuwait ranks 172nd and Malta ranks 175th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.0% | 115.8% | 61.8% | Malta |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 109.3% | 23.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 109.2% | 107.1% | 2.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 104.1% | 31.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 89.5% | 14.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 83.1% | 1.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 82.5% against 80.8% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Kuwait and Malta?
- 1.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 172nd and Malta ranks 175th 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.