Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled was 3.46 billion current LCU in 1998. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Kuwait, 1972–1998
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 1998, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Kuwait stood at 3.46 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 6.92 billion current LCU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 262.00 million current LCU, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 137th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 608.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 694.00 million current LCU | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 2.72 billion current LCU | +292.5% |
| 1975 | 2.81 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.90 billion current LCU | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.99 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.04 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.64 billion current LCU | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 6.92 billion current LCU | +89.8% |
| 1981 | 6.34 billion current LCU | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 4.27 billion current LCU | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 4.14 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.36 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 3.79 billion current LCU | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 4.74 billion current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 4.34 billion current LCU | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 3.93 billion current LCU | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 3.52 billion current LCU | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 3.12 billion current LCU | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 262.00 million current LCU | -91.6% |
| 1992 | 585.00 million current LCU | +123.3% |
| 1993 | 2.27 billion current LCU | +287.5% |
| 1994 | 2.54 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 2.99 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 3.33 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 4.19 billion current LCU | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 3.46 billion current LCU | -17.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.46 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 144.50 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.46 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 277.30 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +292.5% | 694.00 million current LCU | 2.72 billion current LCU |
| 1993 | +287.5% | 585.00 million current LCU | 2.27 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.43 billion current LCU | 608.00 million current LCU | 3.64 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.64 billion current LCU | 3.52 billion current LCU | 6.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 billion current LCU | 262.00 million current LCU | 4.19 billion current LCU | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Kuwait was 3.46 billion current LCU in 1998, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 billion current LCU in 1980.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 262.00 million current LCU in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 137th out of 157 countries with data for 1998.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) with 57 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) with 57 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.