Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan vs Kuwait: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP

Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan
26.14
in 2030
Kuwait
50.95
in 2030
Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan rank
13th
Kuwait rank
14th

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time

  • Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 50.95 against 26.14 in Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan, a difference of 24.81.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 17 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 27.05 70.82 43.77 Kuwait
2000s 25.75 36.29 10.54 Kuwait
2010s 29.86 46.96 17.1 Kuwait
2020s 27.99 50.2 22.21 Kuwait
2030s 26.14 50.95 24.81 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 50.95 against 26.14 in Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan as of 2030.
What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan and Kuwait?
24.81, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan and Kuwait?
40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.
How do Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan and Kuwait rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
Emerging Market and Middle-Income Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 17 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,647 data points, 1991–2030
Last refreshed

Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October