Taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes less subsidies on products was -4.40 billion constant LCU in 2025. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait is -4.40 billion constant LCU, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait peaked at -2.72 billion constant LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.40 billion constant LCU, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -2.72 billion constant LCU | — |
| 2011 | -3.24 billion constant LCU | +19.2% |
| 2012 | -3.82 billion constant LCU | +17.8% |
| 2013 | -3.64 billion constant LCU | -4.6% |
| 2014 | -3.84 billion constant LCU | +5.4% |
| 2015 | -3.22 billion constant LCU | -16.2% |
| 2016 | -3.32 billion constant LCU | +3.3% |
| 2017 | -3.49 billion constant LCU | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -3.54 billion constant LCU | +1.6% |
| 2019 | -3.63 billion constant LCU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | -3.69 billion constant LCU | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -3.99 billion constant LCU | +7.9% |
| 2022 | -4.00 billion constant LCU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -4.11 billion constant LCU | +2.8% |
| 2024 | -4.33 billion constant LCU | +5.4% |
| 2025 | -4.40 billion constant LCU | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -3.45 billion constant LCU | -3.84 billion constant LCU | -2.72 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.09 billion constant LCU | -4.40 billion constant LCU | -3.69 billion constant LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 183 Timor-Leste -12.20 million constant LCU compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam -374.30 million constant LCU compare
- 185 Oman -485.30 million constant LCU compare
- 187 Libya -5.97 billion constant LCU compare
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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 32,312 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3065 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 9,902 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 24,963 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Kuwait was -4.40 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was -2.72 billion constant LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.40 billion constant LCU in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.