Kuwait vs Syria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Kuwait
15.9%
in 2023
Syria
16.6%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
129th
Syria rank
127th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Kuwait
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 16.6% against 15.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 129th and Syria ranks 127th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 25.5% | 17.4% | Syria |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 36.0% | 17.9% | Syria |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 27.9% | 29.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 25.1% | 9.3% | Syria |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 29.9% | 17.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 18.3% | 1.2% | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 16.6% 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 Syria?
- 0.7%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 129th and Syria ranks 127th 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.