Kuwait Average Budget Deficit 1985-2025
18.51%
41 data points
General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO
Kuwait's average budget deficit from 1985 to 2025 was 18.51%, based on 41 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
26.76% |
+2.97% |
1st |
| 2024 |
23.79% |
−4.43% |
190th |
| 2023 |
28.22% |
−1.77% |
191st |
| 2022 |
29.99% |
+20.00% |
191st |
| 2021 |
9.98% |
+9.84% |
188th |
| 2020 |
0.14% |
−12.83% |
177th |
| 2019 |
12.97% |
−4.55% |
189th |
| 2018 |
17.52% |
+2.27% |
189th |
| 2017 |
15.25% |
+2.18% |
190th |
| 2016 |
13.08% |
−3.50% |
189th |
| 2015 |
16.58% |
−13.42% |
190th |
| 2014 |
30.00% |
−10.57% |
191st |
| 2013 |
40.57% |
−0.11% |
191st |
| 2012 |
40.67% |
+1.92% |
190th |
| 2011 |
38.75% |
+6.84% |
190th |
| 2010 |
31.91% |
+0.58% |
189th |
| 2009 |
31.33% |
+9.98% |
189th |
| 2008 |
21.35% |
−15.72% |
183rd |
| 2007 |
37.07% |
+9.08% |
186th |
| 2006 |
27.99% |
−10.95% |
183rd |
| 2005 |
38.94% |
+6.43% |
187th |
| 2004 |
32.51% |
+5.30% |
185th |
| 2003 |
27.21% |
−3.83% |
181st |
| 2002 |
31.04% |
−14.13% |
181st |
| 2001 |
45.17% |
−7.34% |
177th |
| 2000 |
52.51% |
+24.36% |
171st |
| 1999 |
28.15% |
+8.66% |
153rd |
| 1998 |
19.49% |
−10.00% |
149th |
| 1997 |
29.49% |
+5.22% |
141st |
| 1996 |
24.28% |
+12.58% |
133rd |
| 1995 |
11.70% |
+9.94% |
129th |
| 1994 |
1.76% |
+4.88% |
95th |
| 1993 |
-3.12% |
+24.94% |
55th |
| 1992 |
-28.06% |
+116.92% |
2nd |
| 1991 |
-144.98% |
−95.02% |
2nd |
| 1990 |
-49.96% |
−79.91% |
2nd |
| 1989 |
29.95% |
+2.24% |
52nd |
| 1988 |
27.71% |
+4.24% |
48th |
| 1987 |
23.47% |
−14.64% |
42nd |
| 1986 |
38.11% |
+8.62% |
42nd |
| 1985 |
29.49% |
– |
40th |
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