Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre was -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at -152,635 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 186th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -152,635 constant LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | -181,943 constant LCU per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2012 | -214,293 constant LCU per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2013 | -204,390 constant LCU per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | -215,418 constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | -180,502 constant LCU per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2016 | -186,400 constant LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | -195,623 constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -198,692 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | -203,663 constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | -207,346 constant LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -223,788 constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | -224,248 constant LCU per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 604,266 constant LCU per square kilometre. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 298,624 constant LCU per square kilometre. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -193,356 constant LCU per square kilometre | -215,418 constant LCU per square kilometre | -152,635 constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -221,466 constant LCU per square kilometre | -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre | -207,346 constant LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Kuwait was -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was -152,635 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -230,481 constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.