Kuwait recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 26.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Kuwait averaged 17.79 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 54.30 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of -141.70 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 20.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 16.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget 26.80 23.80 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 3.00 3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024


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
26.80 23.80 54.30 -141.70 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly