Kuwait vs Latvia: General government total expenditure
Kuwait
24.59 billion current LCU
in 2025
Latvia
18.77 billion current LCU
in 2025
Kuwait rank
147th
Latvia rank
149th
General government total expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Latvia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 24.59 billion current LCU against 18.77 billion current LCU in Latvia, a difference of 5.81 billion current LCU.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 147th and Latvia ranks 149th of 195 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1.50 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.65 billion current LCU | 469.50 million current LCU | 4.19 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8.00 billion current LCU | 4.97 billion current LCU | 3.03 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 18.92 billion current LCU | 9.20 billion current LCU | 9.73 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 23.20 billion current LCU | 16.03 billion current LCU | 7.17 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kuwait or Latvia?
- Kuwait, at 24.59 billion current LCU against 18.77 billion current LCU in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kuwait and Latvia?
- 5.81 billion current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 147th and Latvia ranks 149th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release