Bahrain vs Kuwait: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bahrain
0.1044 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
0.1564 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahrain rank
189th
Kuwait rank
186th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1564 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1044 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bahrain, a difference of 0.052 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 186th of 195 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0709 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0709 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1089 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2234 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0979 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1064 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1378 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.1125 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1531 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.1564 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1044 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.052 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 186th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.