Kuwait - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 25.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 76.22 in 1991, while its lowest value was 7.32 in 1974.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 13.22
1966 13.82
1967 15.48
1968 15.14
1969 15.37
1970 13.57
1971 12.54
1972 13.57
1973 13.38
1974 7.32
1975 11.06
1976 11.26
1977 14.47
1978 14.44
1979 11.17
1980 11.17
1981 14.22
1982 19.27
1983 21.16
1984 20.94
1985 22.40
1986 26.97
1987 22.04
1988 26.27
1989 25.40
1990 38.75
1991 76.22
1992 55.55
1993 35.86
1994 33.92
1995 32.20
1996 27.26
1997 26.63
1998 30.50
1999 26.86
2000 21.48
2001 23.63
2002 25.28
2003 23.00
2004 19.86
2005 15.71
2006 13.89
2007 14.01
2008 13.40
2009 18.48
2010 17.13
2011 14.88
2012 15.06
2013 16.39
2014 17.76
2015 24.19
2016 25.71
2017 24.42
2018 23.05
2019 25.22

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts