Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) was 2.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kuwait, 2001–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2.3% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2015.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kuwait peaked at 3.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 183rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -42.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +18.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.1%, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.6%, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kuwait?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kuwait was 2.3% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Kuwait ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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