Kuwait Tax Revenue: % of GDP
1986 - 2019 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Kuwait Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 1.3 % in Dec 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.4 % for Dec 2018. Kuwait Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.1 % from Dec 1986 to 2019, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.7 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.1 % in 1991. Kuwait Tax revenue: % of GDP 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: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual: Middle East and Africa. CEIC shifts year-end for annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP and calculates it from annual Tax Revenue and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Tax Revenue in local currency. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue is reported in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
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| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 2019 | 1.4 2018 | 0.1 1991 | 1.7 2016 | % | yearly | 1986 - 2019 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 18.7 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Algeria (%) | 5.8 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 17.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 26.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 28.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2021 |
| Austria (%) | 28.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.4 2019 | yearly | 1993 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (%) | 2.1 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 8.0 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 24.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Belgium (%) | 29.8 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 18.3 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 22.7 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | 25.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Brazil (%) | 17.2 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Mar 2021 |
| Brunei (%) | 1.9 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 33.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2021 |
| Cambodia (%) | 19.4 2019 | yearly | 2013 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 13.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| Chile (%) | 17.8 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| China (%) | 4.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Colombia (%) | 15.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2021 |
| Croatia (%) | 26.6 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2019 |
| Cyprus (%) | 23.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 20.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 48.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) | 12.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 5.6 2020 | yearly | 2005 - 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 22.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| European Union (%) | 26.4 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 30.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| France (%) | 15.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2021 |
| Georgia (%) | 20.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Germany (%) | 23.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2021 |
| Ghana (%) | 9.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 32.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 19.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1979 - Dec 2020 |
| Hungary (%) | 24.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | 35.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| India (%) | 8.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| Indonesia (%) | 7.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2021 |
| Iran (%) | 6.6 2018 | yearly | 1996 - 2018 |
| Ireland (%) | 20.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 16.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 37.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 12.0 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Japan (%) | 9.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1983 - Mar 2021 |
| Jordan (%) | 15.3 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 12.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 7.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | 14.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) | 22.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) | 1.3 2019 | yearly | 1986 - 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 25.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Laos (%) | 10.8 2019 | yearly | 2012 - 2019 |
| Latvia (%) | 20.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | 15.5 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 21.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 26.7 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 29.7 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 16.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | 17.3 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 10.8 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2021 |
| Malta (%) | 25.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 20.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 16.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2021 |
| Moldova (%) | 19.0 2019 | yearly | 2004 - 2019 |
| Mongolia (%) | 21.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 20.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 19.3 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) | 18.4 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Myanmar (%) | 6.5 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |
| Nepal (%) | 21.7 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (%) | 26.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) | 29.2 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 27.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2021 |
| Oman (%) | 4.1 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.9 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 19.0 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Panama (%) | 7.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Paraguay (%) | 9.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Peru (%) | 16.8 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2021 |
| Philippines (%) | 14.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2021 |
| Poland (%) | 16.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Portugal (%) | 26.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Russia (%) | 20.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 38.9 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2021 |
| Singapore (%) | 16.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1987 - Mar 2021 |
| Slovakia (%) | 13.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2021 |
| Slovenia (%) | 20.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2021 |
| South Africa (%) | 25.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Spain (%) | 22.3 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 7.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Sudan (%) | 5.8 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| Sweden (%) | 22.0 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Switzerland (%) | 26.9 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Taiwan (%) | 8.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2021 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 20.5 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Thailand (%) | 13.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) | 24.6 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -9.6 2019 | yearly | 1988 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -12,891.871 2019 | yearly | 1988 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 2019 | yearly | 1986 - 2019 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 3,158.8 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 1993 - May 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 3.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 24.119 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 37.408 2026 | yearly | 1991 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 22.312 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -5,954.525 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 13,761.529 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 415.966 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 14,817.487 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,213.483 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 8,862.962 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 1,055.958 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 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 Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.236 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,817.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 4,090.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -29.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 7,428.111 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 28,754.528 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,208.010 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,427.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -5.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 867,654.908 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 283,644.869 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.143 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 242.817 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 31.662 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 456.091 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 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) | 1,839.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,084.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 31.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 60.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 6,651.078 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 39.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -274.691 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 53,819.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.2 2019 | yearly | 2014 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 5.366 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 93,856.844 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 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: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 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: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) | 0.000 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: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 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: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 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: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.8 Sep 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2019 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 42,645.054 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 127,897.922 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | -1.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 43,450.1 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1964 - May 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 40.595 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 20.9 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Jun 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 105.543 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 1961 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 145,329.343 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.4 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 115,597.0 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.0 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2021 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 853.2 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 132,579.427 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.87 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Apr 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 114.09 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,849.300 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
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