Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Kuwait, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 6.9% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -42.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +212.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +126.2% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -55.5% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -9.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 25.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +212.3% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 2.4% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Kuwait?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Kuwait was 6.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).