Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was -2,423 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Kuwait, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Kuwait stood at -2,423 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 304.58 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4,325 current US$ per person, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 197th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -192.89 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | -232.02 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1997 | -403.66 current US$ per person | +74.0% |
| 1998 | -536.06 current US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 1999 | -625.35 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 128.42 current US$ per person | -120.5% |
| 2001 | 136.23 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 154.78 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 214.86 current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 254.03 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 265.79 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 272.23 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 302.62 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 304.58 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 244.62 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2010 | -3,224 current US$ per person | -1418.0% |
| 2011 | -3,861 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2012 | -4,325 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | -3,790 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | -3,917 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | -2,509 current US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 2016 | -1,734 current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 2017 | -1,756 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -1,954 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | -2,082 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | -2,001 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | -2,007 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -2,284 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2023 | -2,397 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | -2,515 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2025 | -2,423 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -2,423 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -2,423 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 269.24 current US$ per person. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -1418.0% | 244.62 current US$ per person | -3,224 current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +120.5% | -625.35 current US$ per person | 128.42 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -398 current US$ per person | -625.35 current US$ per person | -192.89 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 227.82 current US$ per person | 128.42 current US$ per person | 304.58 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,915 current US$ per person | -4,325 current US$ per person | -1,734 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,271 current US$ per person | -2,515 current US$ per person | -2,001 current US$ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Kuwait?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Kuwait was -2,423 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 304.58 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,325 current US$ per person in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.