Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 37.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait, 2001–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait is 37.8%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait peaked at 50.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 25.5% | 50.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 37.8% | 47.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 77 Republic of Korea 38.2% compare
- 78 Madagascar 38.2% compare
- 79 Thailand 38.0% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 37.6% compare
- 82 Botswana 35.9%
- 83 Seychelles 35.6% compare
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 total government spending on essential services in Kuwait?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait was 37.8% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 114 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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