Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure

1962 - 2019 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure

  • Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure was reported at 34.350 USD bn in Dec 2019.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 31.862 USD bn for Dec 2018.
  • Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 7.478 USD bn from Dec 1962 to 2019, with 58 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 34.350 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of 224.000 USD mn in 1962.
  • Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Nominal GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure: USD: Annual: Middle East and Africa.

CEIC converts annual Government Consumption Expenditure into USD. Central Statistical Bureau provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View Kuwait's Public Consumption Expenditure from 1962 to 2019 in the chart:

Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure

What was Kuwait's Public Consumption Expenditure in 2019?

Kuwait Public Consumption Expenditure was reported at 34.350 USD bn in Dec 2019. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
34,349.530 2019 31,862.127 2018 224.000 1962 34,349.530 2019 USD mn yearly 1962 - 2019

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 624.566 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 3,978.806 2022 yearly 1957 - 2022
Argentina (USD mn) 24,631.475 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 695.624 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2023
Australia (USD mn) 91,453.038 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2023
Austria (USD mn) 26,883.790 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 2,122.353 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 6,209.792 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 25,658.087 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 3,522.727 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 38,142.839 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 2,221.676 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 1,320.046 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 1,458.538 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 120,211.926 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Brunei (USD mn) 797.942 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 4,038.044 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 2,181.111 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (USD mn) 116,469.940 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (USD mn) 12,129.457 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
China (USD mn) 2,816,686.177 2021 yearly 1957 - 2021
Colombia (USD mn) 14,496.569 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 4,891.501 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (USD mn) 1,550.639 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 16,253.365 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 22,658.904 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 4,157.380 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 6,764.714 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 2,502.486 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
European Union (USD mn) 974,995.182 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 19,132.391 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 178,907.900 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 988.202 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (USD mn) 244,638.943 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 4,940.332 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Greece (USD mn) 11,219.198 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 12,427.063 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 11,108.012 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 2,065.296 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (USD mn) 76,948.193 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 33,685.817 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 86,964.290 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 14,604.507 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 33,199.685 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Italy (USD mn) 102,191.297 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 7,613.551 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 210,600.733 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 8,751.959 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 6,053.709 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 13,918.450 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
South Korea (USD mn) 80,138.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 325.855 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 34,349.530 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 600.377 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Laos (USD mn) 2,223.126 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (USD mn) 2,145.411 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 9,947.806 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (USD mn) 3,663.181 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 4,075.539 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,949.396 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 602.602 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Malawi (USD mn) 1,066.186 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (USD mn) 14,726.920 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 999.004 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 494.807 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 50,338.209 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2023
Moldova (USD mn) 619.263 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 1,028.653 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 344.585 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 6,708.934 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,068.130 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 2,235.737 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 71,187.554 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 13,041.963 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 4,663.659 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2023
Norway (USD mn) 27,129.406 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2023
Oman (USD mn) 20,032.027 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Pakistan (USD mn) 34,567.009 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,014.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (USD mn) 9,209.802 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Paraguay (USD mn) 1,253.604 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (USD mn) 10,657.397 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (USD mn) 16,147.313 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2023
Poland (USD mn) 45,772.905 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 12,575.745 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 7,808.533 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (USD mn) 13,726.129 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Russia (USD mn) 83,006.410 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 56,694.918 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 2,960.552 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 12,797.001 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 6,287.767 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 3,419.046 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 18,201.372 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Spain (USD mn) 80,605.685 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 1,476.874 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 9,223.102 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 41,187.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 25,882.079 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Syria (USD mn) 1,317.352 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 20,745.883 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.0 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 684.6 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 28.396 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 9.523 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 29.444 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,727.605 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 333.812 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 715.857 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 1,170.418 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 15,445.426 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 16,457.174 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 17,173.031 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,006.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports Growth (%) 61.8 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 152,297.350 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 529,113.260 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 17,111.420 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,189.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2021
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.7 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,144,894.403 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 442,329.808 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4.977 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 266.038 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.186 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 505.174 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,557.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 15,358.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 196.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -224.952 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -99.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -28.282 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.3 2022 yearly 2014 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 29.379 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 105,184.786 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) 41.000 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,920.619 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 127,094.703 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,350.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.497 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.341 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1961 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 157,920.013 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 127,635.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 1.2 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 951.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 174,673.839 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.16 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 100.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023

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