Tax revenue in Kuwait
Central government tax revenue in Kuwait was equal to 1.5% of GDP in 1998. The value for 1998 is the highest since 1990.
The latest value for Kuwait is for 1998. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Kuwait, 1998
1.5%
Change from 1997
+0.3percentage points
World, 1998
16.1%
Tax revenue in Kuwait over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.9% |
| 2023 | – | 13.9% |
| 2022 | – | 14.5% |
| 2021 | – | 14.3% |
| 2020 | – | 13.7% |
| 2019 | – | 13.8% |
| 2018 | – | 13.9% |
| 2017 | – | 14.2% |
| 2016 | – | 13.9% |
| 2015 | – | 14.0% |
| 2014 | – | 14.0% |
| 2013 | – | 14.0% |
| 2012 | – | 13.8% |
| 2011 | – | 13.7% |
| 2010 | – | 13.3% |
| 2009 | – | 13.1% |
| 2008 | – | 14.3% |
| 2007 | – | 14.8% |
| 2006 | – | 14.5% |
| 2005 | – | 14.1% |
| 2004 | – | 14.5% |
| 2003 | – | 14.4% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 1.2% in 1997.
- Since 1988, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 1998 was 16.1%.