Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Claims on central government, etc.
Kuwait
-16.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-15.8%
in 2017
Kuwait rank
179th
Saudi Arabia rank
178th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -15.8% against -16.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 178th of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.3% | -11.4% | 6.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -8.5% | -31.7% | 23.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -12.7% | -40.9% | 28.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 3.8% | 63.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 11.0% | -9.2% | 20.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -10.2% | -36.5% | 26.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -15.8% against -16.9% in Kuwait as of 2017.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2017.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kuwait ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 178th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.