Kuwait - Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)
The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Kuwait was 4,039,000,000.00 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,964,000,000.00 in 1991 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1983.
Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | 0.00 |
| 1987 | 468,000,000.00 |
| 1989 | 78,000,000.00 |
| 1990 | 589,000,000.00 |
| 1991 | 5,964,000,000.00 |
| 1992 | 3,035,000,000.00 |
| 1993 | 1,317,000,000.00 |
| 1994 | 967,000,000.00 |
| 1995 | 919,000,000.00 |
| 1996 | 1,077,000,000.00 |
| 1997 | 775,000,000.00 |
| 1998 | 906,000,000.00 |
| 2001 | 1,389,000,000.00 |
| 2002 | 1,292,000,000.00 |
| 2003 | 1,431,000,000.00 |
| 2004 | 2,003,000,000.00 |
| 2005 | 1,757,000,000.00 |
| 2006 | 4,039,000,000.00 |
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Kuwait was 39.66 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 90.65 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1983.
Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | 0.00 |
| 1987 | 24.55 |
| 1989 | 3.14 |
| 1990 | 23.10 |
| 1991 | 90.65 |
| 1992 | 56.47 |
| 1993 | 33.02 |
| 1994 | 25.12 |
| 1995 | 24.40 |
| 1996 | 27.34 |
| 1997 | 22.05 |
| 1998 | 24.64 |
| 2001 | 29.84 |
| 2002 | 26.92 |
| 2003 | 26.54 |
| 2004 | 32.42 |
| 2005 | 26.12 |
| 2006 | 39.66 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
