Kuwait - Government Expenditures
Kuwait: Government Expenditures
| Mnemonic | GVEXT.IKWT | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Mil. KWD, NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 208.62 % | |
| Data | Mar 2025 | 5,978 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,937 | |
Series Information
| Source | Central Bank of Kuwait |
| Release | Summary of general budget [government finance] |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 3/31/2021 |
| End Date | 3/31/2025 |
Kuwait: Government
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Budget Balance | Mar 2025 | -2,406 | -614.8 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Government Expenditures | Mar 2025 | 5,978 | 1,937 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Government Revenues | Mar 2025 | 3,572 | 1,322 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Outstanding Public Debt | Jun 2016 | 1,737 | 1,587 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
Release Information
For Kuwait, monthly for budget balance, revenues, and expenditures. In general, Revenues in the Central Budgetary Accounts comprise nonrepayable government receipts and Expenditures encompass government nonfinancial obligations, as defined in the IMF GFS Manual.
Active:
- Framework: IMF GFSM
- Measurement: Millions of Kuwaiti dinar (Mil. KWD)
- Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
- Native frequency: Monthly
- Start date: Uniformly 2021m3
Predecessor(s):
- 1995m1 to 2015m12 ("_15")
Global concept aliases:
- GVBAL
- GVREV
- GVEXT
The data are collected from monthly reports issued by the Ministry of Finance and reported by the Central Bank of Kuwait.
Moody's Analytics supplements
For each of budget balance, revenue and expenditure we compute a seasonally adjusted (SAAR) counterpart. These supplements carry a secondary source citation of "Moody's Analytics Adjusted" or "Calculated," as appropriate.
Potentially.
The fiscal year is April-March.
- Jun 2010 - Initial version.
- Jun 2017 - Terminated by the source.
- 10 Nov 2025, Phillip Thorne - Release revived.