Kuwait - Expense
Expense (current LCU)
The value for Expense (current LCU) in Kuwait was 10,183,000,000 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,183,000,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 303,000,000 in 1972.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 303,000,000 |
| 1973 | 368,000,000 |
| 1974 | 740,000,000 |
| 1977 | 989,000,000 |
| 1978 | 1,045,000,000 |
| 1979 | 1,117,000,000 |
| 1980 | 1,460,000,000 |
| 1981 | 1,696,000,000 |
| 1982 | 1,915,000,000 |
| 1983 | 2,161,000,000 |
| 1984 | 2,042,000,000 |
| 1985 | 2,158,000,000 |
| 1986 | 2,009,000,000 |
| 1987 | 1,906,000,000 |
| 1988 | 2,283,000,000 |
| 1989 | 2,482,000,000 |
| 1990 | 2,550,000,000 |
| 1991 | 6,579,000,000 |
| 1992 | 5,375,000,000 |
| 1993 | 3,988,000,000 |
| 1994 | 3,850,000,000 |
| 1995 | 3,766,000,000 |
| 1996 | 3,939,000,000 |
| 1997 | 3,515,000,000 |
| 1998 | 3,677,000,000 |
| 2001 | 4,655,000,000 |
| 2002 | 4,800,000,000 |
| 2003 | 5,391,000,000 |
| 2004 | 6,179,000,000 |
| 2005 | 6,727,000,000 |
| 2006 | 10,183,000,000 |
Expense (% of GDP)
Expense (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 34.55 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 210.21 in 1991, while its lowest value was 16.33 in 1979.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.70 |
| 1973 | 22.94 |
| 1974 | 19.41 |
| 1977 | 24.41 |
| 1978 | 24.51 |
| 1979 | 16.33 |
| 1980 | 18.86 |
| 1981 | 24.28 |
| 1982 | 30.83 |
| 1983 | 35.52 |
| 1984 | 31.78 |
| 1985 | 33.46 |
| 1986 | 38.61 |
| 1987 | 30.58 |
| 1988 | 39.54 |
| 1989 | 34.75 |
| 1990 | 48.05 |
| 1991 | 210.21 |
| 1992 | 92.25 |
| 1993 | 55.16 |
| 1994 | 52.17 |
| 1995 | 46.41 |
| 1996 | 41.77 |
| 1997 | 38.18 |
| 1998 | 46.51 |
| 2001 | 43.50 |
| 2002 | 41.42 |
| 2003 | 37.79 |
| 2004 | 35.27 |
| 2005 | 28.51 |
| 2006 | 34.55 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
