Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait is 13.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait peaked at 22.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2016.
That places Kuwait 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.0% | — |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +9.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 13.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 13.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kuwait was 13.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kuwait ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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