Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 24.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.0%
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
168th
of 189 countries
All-time high
36.0%
in 2008
All-time low
18.9%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait is 24.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait peaked at 36.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.0% | — |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +27.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 33% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 24.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.2% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 18.9% | 24.0% | 2 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kuwait was 24.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Kuwait ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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