Kuwait vs Poland: Government spending as share of GDP

Kuwait

50.4%

in 2024

Poland

49.4%

in 2024

Kuwait rank

12th

Poland rank

14th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

Kuwait currently reports 50.4% against 49.4% in Poland, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 12th and Poland ranks 14th of 151 countries.

Indicator: Government spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.