Food expenditure share gdp in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food expenditure share gdp was 19.17 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
19.17
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
65th
of 104 countries
All-time high
19.7
in 2020
All-time low
19.17
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Food expenditure share gdp in Kuwait, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 19.17 for food expenditure share gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places Kuwait 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.26 | 19.19 | 19.38 | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.36 | 19.17 | 19.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 17.52 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.36 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 24,963 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 7.74 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 121.45 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 24,963 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.3065 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -3.61 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure share gdp in Kuwait?
- Food expenditure share gdp in Kuwait was 19.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure share gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food expenditure share gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for food expenditure share gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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