Kuwait vs Libya: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP
Kuwait
6.9%
in 2024
Libya
12.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
8th
Libya rank
5th
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.2% against 6.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Libya ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 12.2% | 3.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 12.2% against 6.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Libya?
- 5.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Libya ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).