Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Kuwait

Kuwait: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ was 81,567 million USD in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
81,567 million USD
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 114 countries
All-time high
81,866 million USD
in 2021
All-time low
16,577 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Kuwait, 2001–2022

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2001201120222001: 16.6k million USD2002: 17.3k million USD2003: 20.0k million USD2004: 23.2k million USD2005: 24.9k million USD2006: 40.8k million USD2007: 27.1k million USD2008: 33.3k million USD2009: 40.8k million USD2010: 36.0k million USD2011: 51.5k million USD2012: 50.4k million USD2013: 57.5k million USD2014: 55.6k million USD2015: 60.2k million USD2016: 53.2k million USD2017: 67.2k million USD2018: 73.2k million USD2019: 79.0k million USD2020: 74.1k million USD2021: 81.9k million USD2022: 81.6k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Kuwait is 81,567 million USD, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Kuwait peaked at 81,866 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,577 million USD, in 2001.

Kuwait ranks 42nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Kuwait, 2001 to 2022.
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 27,067 million USD -33.7%
2008 33,280 million USD +23.0%
2009 40,844 million USD +22.7%
2010 35,990 million USD -11.9%
2011 51,475 million USD +43.0%
2012 50,355 million USD -2.2%
2013 57,500 million USD +14.2%
2014 55,634 million USD -3.2%
2015 60,208 million USD +8.2%
2016 53,167 million USD -11.7%
2017 67,202 million USD +26.4%
2018 73,232 million USD +9.0%
2019 79,014 million USD +7.9%
2020 74,055 million USD -6.3%
2021 81,866 million USD +10.5%
2022 81,567 million USD -0.4%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 81,567 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 105,516 million USD, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 81,567 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47,539 million USD, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,116 million USD 16,577 million USD 40,844 million USD 9
2010s 58,378 million USD 35,990 million USD 79,014 million USD 10
2020s 79,163 million USD 74,055 million USD 81,866 million USD 3

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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  2. 40 Hungary 104,487 million USD compare
  3. 41 China, Hong Kong SAR 97,834 million USD compare
  4. 43 Iraq 70,931 million USD compare
  5. 44 Kazakhstan 68,381 million USD compare
  6. 45 Slovakia 66,798 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Kuwait?
Total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Kuwait was 81,567 million USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (general government) — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 81,866 million USD in 2021.
What is the lowest total expenditure (general government) — value us$ recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 16,577 million USD in 2001.
How does Kuwait rank for total expenditure (general government) — value us$?
Kuwait ranks 42nd out of 114 countries with data for 2022.
Is total expenditure (general government) — value us$ rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. 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 (general government) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 2,235 data points, 2001–2024
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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.