Kuwait vs United States of America: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1998
United States of America
0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
156th
United States of America rank
155th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • United States of America
00.010.020.03197219982024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 95.9 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 156th and United States of America ranks 155th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0133 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0095 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0038 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1980s 0.001 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0068 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0067 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and United States of America?
0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1998.
How do Kuwait and United States of America rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 156th and United States of America ranks 155th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.