Kuwait vs OECD members: Revenue, excluding grants

Kuwait
43.8%
in 1998
OECD members
26.3%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
8th
OECD members rank
11th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Kuwait
  • OECD members
020406080100197219982024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 43.8% against 26.3% in OECD members, a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 59.1% 21.8% 37.3% Kuwait
1980s 76.4% 24.3% 52.1% Kuwait
1990s 33.8% 24.4% 9.4% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Kuwait or OECD members?
Kuwait, at 43.8% against 26.3% in OECD members as of 1998.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Kuwait and OECD members?
17.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
22 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1998.
How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Kuwait ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.