Kuwait - Budget Deficit 2025
26.76%
+2.97% from 2024
Kuwait's budget deficit was 26.76% in 2025, increased +2.97% from 23.79% in 2024. This was the 1st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kuwait | 26.76% | 12.5% |
| 2nd | Norway | 12.74% | -3.9% |
| 3rd | South Sudan | 6.64% | -43.2% |
| 4th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.54% | -28.8% |
| 5th | Tonga | 5.64% | 35.2% |
| 6th | United Arab Emirates | 5.09% | -20.7% |
| 7th | Samoa | 5.00% | -46.2% |
| 8th | Macao SAR, China | 4.13% | -40.2% |
| 9th | Nauru | 3.59% | -87.9% |
| 10th | Cyprus | 3.41% | -20.3% |
| 11th | Congo, Republic of | 3.23% | -10.6% |
| 12th | Singapore | 3.11% | -30.0% |
| 13th | Lesotho | 2.95% | -67.3% |
| 14th | Liechtenstein | 2.94% | -11.8% |
| 15th | Andorra | 2.47% | -13.7% |
| 16th | Nicaragua | 2.05% | -17.5% |
| 17th | Denmark | 1.80% | -59.6% |
| 18th | Marshall Islands | 1.67% | -53.6% |
| 19th | Palau | 1.47% | -12.3% |
| 20th | Aruba | 1.40% | -62.8% |
| 21st | São Tomé and Principe | 1.08% | 17.2% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 1.05% | -74.4% |
| 23rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.96% | -40.5% |
| 24th | Belarus | 0.80% | -23.6% |
| 25th | Tuvalu | 0.65% | 107.9% |
| 26th | Haiti | 0.58% | -91.6% |
| 27th | Lao PDR | 0.44% | -81.1% |
| 28th | Oman | 0.41% | -87.5% |
| 29th | Argentina | 0.39% | -15.3% |
| 30th | Switzerland | 0.26% | -54.8% |
| 31st | Portugal | 0.15% | -78.3% |
| 32nd | Turkmenistan | 0.07% | 184.3% |
| 33rd | Jamaica | 0.01% | -96.8% |
| 34th | Greece | -0.01% | -100.7% |
| 35th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -0.24% | -246.1% |
| 36th | Qatar | -0.32% | -146.5% |
| 37th | Barbados | -0.34% | 61.3% |
| 38th | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.42% | 22.3% |
| 39th | Mauritania | -0.46% | 65.9% |
| 40th | Mongolia | -0.69% | -149.3% |
| 41st | Zimbabwe | -0.75% | 29.1% |
| 42nd | Bahamas, The | -0.77% | 36.3% |
| 43rd | Cameroon | -0.84% | 43.3% |
| 44th | Gambia, The | -1.01% | 75.2% |
| 45th | Djibouti | -1.04% | 60.1% |
| 46th | Luxembourg | -1.06% | -202.5% |
| 47th | Belize | -1.13% | 8.2% |
| 48th | Iceland | -1.14% | 67.5% |
| 49th | Japan | -1.26% | 17.7% |
| 50th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.32% | -138.3% |
| 51st | Sweden | -1.37% | 20.2% |
| 52nd | Chad | -1.46% | 31.1% |
| 53rd | Estonia | -1.50% | 0.7% |
| 54th | Korea | -1.52% | -93.7% |
| 55th | Cabo Verde | -1.58% | -48.6% |
| 56th | Honduras | -1.61% | -43.7% |
| 57th | Paraguay | -1.66% | 21.5% |
| 58th | San Marino | -1.68% | -215.8% |
| 59th | Comoros | -1.72% | 41.1% |
| 60th | Albania | -1.72% | -137.7% |
| 61st | Liberia | -1.75% | 11.8% |
| 62nd | Nepal | -1.82% | 34.0% |
| 63rd | Azerbaijan | -1.91% | -147.1% |
| 64th | Chile | -2.06% | 27.0% |
| 65th | Dominica | -2.10% | 4.8% |
| 66th | Seychelles | -2.10% | -202.9% |
| 67th | Netherlands | -2.11% | -123.4% |
| 68th | Czechia | -2.16% | -8.2% |
| 69th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -2.21% | -49.5% |
| 70th | Canada | -2.22% | -10.2% |
| 71st | Georgia | -2.27% | 0.9% |
| 72nd | Uzbekistan | -2.36% | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Peru | -2.42% | 31.6% |
| 74th | Slovenia | -2.45% | -162.2% |
| 75th | Kazakhstan | -2.45% | -53.6% |
| 76th | Central African Republic | -2.46% | 51.7% |
| 77th | Kyrgyz Republic | -2.47% | -232.1% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.47% | -31.5% |
| 79th | Tajikistan | -2.50% | -1,005.8% |
| 80th | Germany | -2.52% | 5.3% |
| 81st | Mauritius | -2.56% | 64.5% |
| 82nd | Thailand | -2.60% | -100.5% |
| 83rd | Guatemala | -2.61% | -171.6% |
| 84th | Papua New Guinea | -2.61% | 19.4% |
| 85th | Bhutan | -2.64% | -1,487.3% |
| 86th | Lithuania | -2.69% | -110.0% |
| 87th | Spain | -2.72% | 13.5% |
| 88th | Ghana | -2.73% | 62.7% |
| 89th | Australia | -2.73% | -21.3% |
| 90th | Serbia | -2.73% | -56.0% |
| 91st | Russian Federation | -2.74% | -70.7% |
| 92nd | El Salvador | -2.76% | 39.4% |
| 93rd | Angola | -2.76% | -173.4% |
| 94th | Indonesia | -2.79% | -21.3% |
| 95th | St. Lucia | -2.81% | -33.0% |
| 96th | Benin | -2.90% | 5.4% |
| 97th | Croatia | -2.92% | -49.4% |
| 98th | Nigeria | -2.93% | -87.0% |
| 99th | Niger | -2.97% | 30.4% |
| 100th | Tanzania | -2.98% | 1.6% |
| 101st | Côte d'Ivoire | -3.01% | 24.0% |
| 102nd | Sudan | -3.04% | 11.9% |
| 103rd | Solomon Islands | -3.15% | -2.1% |
| 104th | Malta | -3.19% | 10.8% |
| 105th | Costa Rica | -3.20% | 15.5% |
| 106th | Guinea | -3.20% | 35.9% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | -3.26% | -112.2% |
| 108th | Uruguay | -3.29% | -2.3% |
| 109th | Italy | -3.30% | 4.2% |
| 110th | Guinea-Bissau | -3.33% | 54.1% |
| 111th | Mali | -3.39% | -32.0% |
| 112th | Bulgaria | -3.41% | -12.3% |
| 113th | Dominican Republic | -3.41% | -10.6% |
| 114th | Latvia | -3.46% | -89.5% |
| 115th | Montenegro | -3.53% | -25.8% |
| 116th | Philippines | -3.57% | 5.6% |
| 117th | Moldova | -3.58% | 8.0% |
| 118th | Malaysia | -3.61% | 8.7% |
| 119th | Saudi Arabia | -3.65% | -46.7% |
| 120th | Yemen, Republic of | -3.66% | -47.9% |
| 121st | Türkiye | -3.69% | 19.3% |
| 122nd | Cambodia | -3.70% | -38.3% |
| 123rd | Fiji | -3.70% | -6.0% |
| 124th | Bangladesh | -3.79% | -2.6% |
| 125th | Morocco | -3.80% | 3.1% |
| 126th | Madagascar | -3.86% | -55.7% |
| 127th | Panama | -3.99% | 46.2% |
| 128th | Burkina Faso | -4.00% | 31.5% |
| 129th | New Zealand | -4.06% | -12.6% |
| 130th | Austria | -4.25% | 8.5% |
| 131st | Libya | -4.31% | 82.8% |
| 132nd | Mexico | -4.32% | 24.5% |
| 133rd | United Kingdom | -4.34% | 24.6% |
| 134th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -4.44% | -15.8% |
| 135th | Sierra Leone | -4.45% | 1.7% |
| 136th | Finland | -4.56% | -3.5% |
| 137th | Eswatini | -4.65% | -245.9% |
| 138th | Hungary | -4.69% | 4.7% |
| 139th | Hong Kong SAR, China | -4.82% | 17.2% |
| 140th | Guyana | -4.94% | 32.5% |
| 141st | Vanuatu | -4.98% | -112.8% |
| 142nd | North Macedonia | -5.04% | -13.3% |
| 143rd | Burundi | -5.14% | -6.2% |
| 144th | Slovak Republic | -5.20% | 1.4% |
| 145th | Trinidad and Tobago | -5.20% | 1.3% |
| 146th | Zambia | -5.25% | -58.2% |
| 147th | Mozambique | -5.32% | 13.8% |
| 148th | Pakistan | -5.34% | 21.6% |
| 149th | Namibia | -5.37% | -49.5% |
| 150th | Tunisia | -5.38% | 9.1% |
| 151st | Gabon | -5.41% | -40.9% |
| 152nd | France | -5.44% | 5.7% |
| 153rd | Armenia | -5.51% | -49.3% |
| 154th | Belgium | -5.53% | -22.3% |
| 155th | Kenya | -5.96% | -3.4% |
| 156th | South Africa | -5.99% | -3.4% |
| 157th | Rwanda | -6.29% | 4.2% |
| 158th | Iraq | -6.30% | -51.9% |
| 159th | Israel | -6.37% | 22.9% |
| 160th | Uganda | -6.69% | -67.4% |
| 161st | Myanmar | -6.85% | -35.4% |
| 162nd | Colombia | -6.91% | -10.6% |
| 163rd | Poland | -6.99% | -6.2% |
| 164th | India | -7.11% | 10.0% |
| 165th | Grenada | -7.30% | -209.7% |
| 166th | United States | -7.37% | 8.3% |
| 167th | Jordan | -7.48% | -2.1% |
| 168th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -7.57% | 41.3% |
| 169th | Togo | -7.58% | -2.0% |
| 170th | Senegal | -7.93% | 40.9% |
| 171st | Romania | -8.16% | 6.0% |
| 172nd | Brazil | -8.40% | -35.8% |
| 173rd | China | -8.57% | -16.8% |
| 174th | Maldives | -9.39% | 32.5% |
| 175th | Suriname | -9.62% | -297.0% |
| 176th | Botswana | -10.15% | -30.4% |
| 177th | Malawi | -10.64% | 3.2% |
| 178th | Bahrain | -10.70% | -0.8% |
| 179th | Brunei Darussalam | -11.07% | -8.6% |
| 180th | Algeria | -11.54% | 16.3% |
| 181st | St. Kitts and Nevis | -12.15% | -10.6% |
| 182nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -12.36% | -73.6% |
| 183rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -13.12% | -23.5% |
| 184th | Kiribati | -15.14% | 31.2% |
| 185th | Ukraine | -21.34% | -24.0% |
| 186th | Timor-Leste | -50.42% | -15.9% |
FAQ
What was Kuwait's budget deficit in 2025?▾
Kuwait's budget deficit in 2025 was 26.76%. This ranked 1st globally.
How did Kuwait's budget deficit change in 2025?▾
Kuwait's budget deficit increased by 12.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest budget deficit in 2025?▾
Kuwait had the highest budget deficit in 2025 at 26.76%.
What is the budget deficit of Kuwait in 2025?▾
The budget deficit of Kuwait in 2025 was 26.76%. This ranked 1st globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Kuwait's budget deficit?▾
Kuwait's budget deficit went from 23.79% in 2024 to 26.76% in 2025, a 12.5% increase.
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