Iraq vs Kuwait: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$

Iraq
70,931 million USD
in 2021
Kuwait
81,567 million USD
in 2022
Iraq rank
43rd
Kuwait rank
42nd

Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ over time

  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 81,567 million USD against 70,931 million USD in Iraq, a difference of 10,636 million USD.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.

Iraq ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 114 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 48,532 million USD 33,385 million USD 15,147 million USD Iraq
2010s 77,932 million USD 60,041 million USD 17,891 million USD Iraq
2020s 67,379 million USD 77,961 million USD 10,582 million USD Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, Iraq or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 81,567 million USD against 70,931 million USD in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$ between Iraq and Kuwait?
10,636 million USD, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$?
Iraq ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 2,235 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.