Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2009
Saudi Arabia
1.0%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
180th
Saudi Arabia rank
178th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.0% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 178th of 184 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.0% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2009.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 178th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.