Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 70,214 million USD in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Kuwait, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2022, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Kuwait stood at 70,214 million USD.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Kuwait peaked at 74,162 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,577 million USD, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 43rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16,577 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 17,304 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 20,013 million USD | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 23,220 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 24,914 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 40,819 million USD | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 40,892 million USD | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73,219 million USD | +79.1% |
| 2009 | 43,470 million USD | -40.6% |
| 2010 | 55,815 million USD | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 68,125 million USD | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 67,884 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 65,588 million USD | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 74,162 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 68,260 million USD | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 43,564 million USD | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 58,601 million USD | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 63,869 million USD | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 72,559 million USD | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 70,497 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 70,915 million USD | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 70,214 million USD | -1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 70,214 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 42,775 million USD, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 70,214 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19,246 million USD, 3.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,381 million USD | 16,577 million USD | 73,219 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 63,843 million USD | 43,564 million USD | 74,162 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,542 million USD | 70,214 million USD | 70,915 million USD | 3 |
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$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Kuwait?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Kuwait was 70,214 million USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 74,162 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,577 million USD in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.