Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita was 2,273 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2,273 for tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Kuwait peaked at 2,418 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 938.41, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 938.41 | — |
| 2001 | 1,472 | +56.9% |
| 2002 | 1,433 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,481 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,388 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1,304 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,242 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,346 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 1,357 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,769 | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 1,696 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,558 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1,599 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,605 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,686 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,619 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,690 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,857 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2,344 | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 2,316 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,243 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2,418 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2,022 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 2,273 | +12.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,273 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 81% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,273 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 388.52, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +56.9% | 938.41 | 1,472 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,373 | 938.41 | 1,769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,797 | 1,558 | 2,344 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,239 | 2,022 | 2,418 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Kuwait?
- Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Kuwait was 2,273 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2,418 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 938.41 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in developing countries in. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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