Kuwait vs Laos: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Kuwait
15.9%
in 2023
Laos
16.9%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
129th
Laos rank
126th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Kuwait
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 16.9% against 15.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Laos ahead.
Kuwait ranks 129th and Laos ranks 126th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 22.5% | 14.4% | Laos |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 22.8% | 4.9% | Laos |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 17.7% | 26.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 19.3% | 3.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 24.1% | 10.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 20.6% | 3.5% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Kuwait or Laos?
- Laos, at 16.9% against 15.9% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Kuwait and Laos?
- 1.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 129th and Laos ranks 126th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.