Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at -0.0209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0333 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 188th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.0236 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | -0.021 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0219 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0236 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0281 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2016 | -0.0304 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0289 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2018 | -0.0255 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0258 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0333 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0269 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0218 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0248 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0269 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2025 | -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0891 constant LCU per US$ of GDP. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2443 constant LCU per US$ of GDP. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.025 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0304 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0269 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0333 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0218 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 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$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was -0.028 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0333 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.