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
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
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.