Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 41.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait, 1965–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait is 41.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 93.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 26.4% | — |
| 1966 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 32.1% | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 31.2% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 38.6% | +24.8% |
| 1971 | 30.4% | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 27.3% | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 14.8% | -45.9% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | +47.2% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 33.6% | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 30.9% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | +40.0% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 53.4% | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +63.9% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | -58.8% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.6% | 26.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 14.8% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 30.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 38.3% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 28.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 23.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 32.6% | 45.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -7.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 8,355 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,474 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.0791 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kuwait was 41.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.