Goods and services expense in Kuwait

Kuwait: Goods and services expense was 1.58 billion current LCU in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
1.58 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
128th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.58 billion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
61.00 million current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
31
1972–2006

Goods and services expense in Kuwait, 1972–2006

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1972198920061972: 61.0M current LCU1973: 80.0M current LCU1974: 140.0M current LCU1977: 329.0M current LCU1978: 278.0M current LCU1979: 391.0M current LCU1980: 486.0M current LCU1981: 493.0M current LCU1982: 562.0M current LCU1983: 594.0M current LCU1984: 598.0M current LCU1985: 636.0M current LCU1986: 564.0M current LCU1987: 537.0M current LCU1988: 532.0M current LCU1989: 735.0M current LCU1990: 842.0M current LCU1991: 201.0M current LCU1992: 1.1B current LCU1993: 1.1B current LCU1994: 1.1B current LCU1995: 1.2B current LCU1996: 1.3B current LCU1997: 1.1B current LCU1998: 959.0M current LCU2001: 1.1B current LCU2002: 1.2B current LCU2003: 1.4B current LCU2004: 1.4B current LCU2005: 1.4B current LCU2006: 1.6B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 1.58 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2006. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Kuwait peaked at 1.58 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.00 million current LCU, in 1972.

That places Kuwait 128th out of 155 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 213.17 million current LCU 61.00 million current LCU 391.00 million current LCU 6
1980s 573.70 million current LCU 486.00 million current LCU 735.00 million current LCU 10
1990s 992.00 million current LCU 201.00 million current LCU 1.27 billion current LCU 9
2000s 1.36 billion current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU 1.58 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 125 El Salvador 2.32 billion current LCU compare
  2. 126 Lithuania 1.89 billion current LCU compare
  3. 127 Malta 1.59 billion current LCU compare
  4. 129 Latvia 1.47 billion current LCU compare
  5. 130 Panama 1.43 billion current LCU compare
  6. 131 Estonia 1.37 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Kuwait?
Goods and services expense in Kuwait was 1.58 billion current LCU in 2006, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 billion current LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 61.00 million current LCU in 1972.
How does Kuwait rank for goods and services expense?
Kuwait ranks 128th out of 155 countries with data for 2006.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.