Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait, 2001–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait is 16.3%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait peaked at 36.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 72nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.8% | — |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -61.4% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +279.7% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -65.6% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +64.9% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 9.7% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 16.3% | 25.7% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kuwait
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 14,957 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.188 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Kuwait was 16.3% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 114 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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