Kuwait recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 28.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Kuwait averaged 18.50 percent of GDP from 1985 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 52.30 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of -144.50 percent of GDP in 1991. source: International Monetary Fund

Government Budget in Kuwait is expected to reach 27.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Government Budget is projected to trend around 22.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 20.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget 28.40 26.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 14.60 2.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025


Kuwait Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
28.40 26.00 52.30 -144.50 1985 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly