Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was -904.99 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Kuwait stood at -904.99 constant LCU per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Kuwait peaked at -816.98 constant LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1,144 constant LCU per person, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -924.1 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2011 | -1,035 constant LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2012 | -1,144 constant LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | -1,038 constant LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | -1,047 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -838.83 constant LCU per person | -19.9% |
| 2016 | -829.56 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -839.03 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -818.94 constant LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | -816.98 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -839.7 constant LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | -914.48 constant LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | -870.68 constant LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | -846.25 constant LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | -884.21 constant LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2025 | -904.99 constant LCU per person | +2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -904.99 constant LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,293 constant LCU per person. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -904.99 constant LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,468 constant LCU per person. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -933.21 constant LCU per person | -1,144 constant LCU per person | -816.98 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -876.71 constant LCU per person | -914.48 constant LCU per person | -839.7 constant LCU per person | 6 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Kuwait?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Kuwait was -904.99 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was -816.98 constant LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,144 constant LCU per person in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.